Percent of population below the urban poverty line 4. Google map of nairobi, kenya nations online project. Apr 29, 2010 the most random experience of my life. I can unsubscribe any time using the unsubscribe link at the end of all emails. Get directions, maps, and traffic for kawangware, nairobi. Wanted to give you a view without commentary to let you have your own feel for it. The district kawangware of nairobi in nairobi is located in kenya and is a district of the nations capital. Clicking on any of the directions above, will automatically zoom in on that location within the map. Wenfei xu and sarah williams civic data design lab 24 2930 2930 17aky 17aky 17aky 1960. As far as population density is concerned, kenya is the 47th largest country in the world in terms of pure land mass. Nairobi gymkhana jamuhuri high school pangani girls secondary school new ngara hawkers market kahama nairobi muranga rd primary school river bank primary school ngara secondary school ngara rd ring rd park rd muslim academy nairobi technical training institute juja rd hombe rd 46 17b 145 145 58 36 17b 17b 17b 17b matatu station list city.
The nairobi city is the capital of the republic of kenya covering an area of 69491 km 2 with a population of 3,8,369 its headquarters are in nairobi. Nairobi boundary changes between 1900 and 1963 50 3. Kawangware united ndurarua grounds, riruta, nairobi west, nairobi rated 4. A private hospital is a hospital owned by a forprofit company or a nonprofit organization and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, governments through national. Map 11 show the position of nairobi and kenya in the regional context. The city is at altitude 1,680 meters 5,512 feet above sea level. Nairobi np map detailed map of nairobi national park. Map of kenya showing nairobi and the study communities 6. Department of geography of university of nairobi, kenya. East dagoretti is located adjacent to the citys residential area of lavington. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. It is located at an elevation of 1,805 meters above sea level. Kawangware kawangware, nairobi area, kenya, africa.
By 1909 much of the internal structure especially the road network was developed. It is estimated that 65% of the population are children and youths. Thanks to the clear divisions in nairobi county through the sub counties and constituencies, there is better service delivery to its citizens. Kibera is just one of the slums and covers an area of less that an eighth of nairobi. After figuring out how to get there, youll also want to know the travel time since we all want to get to where we need to go quickly. The satellitekawangware area falls within eastern dagoretti. Kawangware 46 yaya 19c komarocks 34b jacaranda 1960 kayole 1961c kayole 1961ck caltex kayole 12c south c 12d kpa 33. Moovit has an easytodownload nairobi lines and routes map, that serves as your offline nairobi bus map while traveling. From simple outline maps to detailed map of nairobi. This research studies the tipping point of urban conflict in nairobi, kenya. The third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, it is coterminous with the city of nairobi, which is also the capital and largest city of kenya. Calculating the travel time to kawangware is as important as knowing how to get there.
In addition to figuring out the distance to kawangware, you can also figure out the route elevation from nairobi to kawangware. The map shows a city map of nairobi with expressways, main roads and streets, zoom out to find the location of jomo kenyatta international airport iata code. Nairobi county was founded in 20 on the same boundaries as nairobi province, after kenyas 8 provinces were subdivided into 47 counties. The research studies various types of conflict and violence at city level through literature and in three of nairobis hotspots. Nairobi is the capital and the largest city of kenya. A police officer clears a road that had been barricaded by protestors in kawangware 56 in nairobi on november 20, 21017 after the supreme. It is a huge, sprawling city of makeshift homes crammed with hundreds of thousands of residents, struggling to survive on less than one dollar a day. If you wanted to walk them all, assuming you walked four kilometers an hour, eight hours a day, it would take you 124 days. Maps of urban centers almost universally show slums as. The enumerators used topographic mapscuttings as ea map.
Nairobi county has the highest number of subcounties constituencies in the country at seventeen 17 which are further divided into 85 electoral wards. By browsing through this site you agree to our use of cookies. We work in kibera, mathare and mukuru, use all these tools. Nairobi lines and routes offline map in pdf moovit. I want emails from lonely planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, thirdparty offers, and surveys. It employs the concepts of tipping points and violence chains. Total madness in kawangware, nairobi as thousands flood streets to see governor joho. Kibera in nairobi, kenya, was a blank spot on the map until november 2009, when young kiberans created the first free and open digital map of their own community.
It is situated towards the western boundary of the city of nairobi, between the highincome lavington area and the. The third smallest yet the most populous of the counties, it is coterminous with the city of nairobi, which is also the capital and largest city of kenya nairobi county was founded in 20 on the same boundaries as nairobi province, after kenyas 8 provinces were subdivided into 47 counties. Map kibera has now grown into a complete interactive community information project. Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations. Youths in kawangware engage police in running battles. Its coordinates are 11660 s and 364360 e in dms degrees minutes seconds or 1. University of nairobi school of computing and informatics paper maps illustrated by. Kawangware is one of africas biggest slums situated about 15km west of nairobi in kenya. You can zoom any map on this website to view the whole nairobi map. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. It is relatively sparsely populated, however, and for every square kilometer of land, there is an average of 79. University of nairobi school of computing and informatics.
Thanks to the nairobi matatu union for helping to refine the map. At least unga ilishuka bei leo juu ya joho na kidero in kawangware mathare n kibera. So take a look at the travel time from nairobi to kawangware. Description edit according to the 2009 kenya population and housing census, kawangwares population was 3,286 people at this time. A man runs in front of a property that was set on fire by rioters in kawangware slums in nairobi. This story map was created with the story map journal application in arcgis online. To view the downloaded map, no internet connection is required.
Kawangware is a low income residential in nairobi, kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre. University of nairobi school of computing and informatics, c4dlab paper maps illustrated by. Kawangware kawangware is a area class l area in nairobi area, kenya africa with the region font code of africamiddle east. Around 50,000 people reside in kiambiu, a slum in nairobi. Kawangware, kibera, and mukuru settlements, through. Choose any of the 46k bus stops below to find updated realtime schedules and to see their route map. You can also try a different route while coming back by adding multiple destinations.
May 06, 2010 a streetview of a small part of nairobi taken during the first few days of a morningstar sf missions trip, may 2010. Police battle rival gangs in nairobis kawangware daily nation. Police were friday evening battling marauding rival gangs in nairobis kawangware 56 who were engaging in looting shops and private residences as well as burning businesses. A for large format maps click on the map poverty kenya maps 191003 11. The timezone in kawangware is africanairobi morning sunrise at 06. Most of these were cuttings lacking in detail as the scale of 1. If this is true, then the conclusion would be that breastfeeding has left a gap which has not been filled by modern family planning. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page. Like with nairobi sub counties map, the nairobi county map is also a good blue print for anyone planning to do business or stay in the county. And, when you need to get home there are 101 bus and tram stops, and subway and railway stations in nairobi. Nairobi county is arguably one of the best places to live and work in, not only in kenya, east africa, but also the world at large. Introduction to kawangware, nairobi kawangware developed as a semiformal settlement, after its incorporation into the boundaries of thecity of nairobi, in the 1960s. Kawangware health centre health facility, nairobi county. It stretches from the main road to nakuru on the north to the main ngong road on the south.
Oct 27, 2017 police battle rival gangs in nairobi s kawangware friday october 27 2017 this image taken on october 27, 2017 shows structures set ablaze by gangs in kawangware, nairobi. This location is highly populated with the housing units being tightly congested. Search for a map by country, region, area code or postal address. The maps, which were used for the 1969 census, were not satisfactory, since very little field was undertaken. Githembe a wanyee close, samuel kiheko kawangware takataka village, henry odhiambo. Or maybe youd like to see a more detailed driving directions map. Kawangware has 20 stops departing from kencom and ending in kawangware mwisho. This map can be saved in your phone and its easy to share with friends.
This page provides a complete overview of nairobi, kenya region maps. Police battle rival gangs in nairobis kawangware daily. Detailed map of nairobi national park showing the location of all major lodges, tented camps, attractions, campsites, rivers and roads. The satellitekawangware area an urban design intervention. Map kibera started in october of 2009 as a project between thirteen kenyan youths ages 1934 and a group of kenyan organizations social development network, kibera community development agenda, and carolina. See nairobi photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of nairobi in kenya. Kawangware is located 15 kilometers from the central business district. Kawangware kenya kawangware is a slum located about 15 kilometers west of the city center of nairobi. Our city map of nairobi kenya shows 3,954 km of streets and paths.
Lower kabete, westlands, and highridge, although kangemi, kawangware. Under the law, both ipoa and kenya national commission on human rights, a constitutional commission, have power to. Public open spaces in nairobi city, kenya, under threat pdf. The location covers a large area that is between lavington suburb and dagoreti. The city is located 1 16south and, 36 48 east, 140 kilometers 87 miles south of the equator. Map of nairobi and travel information about nairobi brought to you by lonely planet. Since this map only shows you the route of your trip and doesnt actually tell you how to get to your destination, you may want to see driving directions from nairobi to kawangware. One person shot dead in kawangware, nairobi as police move in to quell fighting between two. Journalists attacked as rival gangs clash in kawangware. Children residing in this slum have to walk miles to reach their schools. This place is situated in nairobi, kenya, its geographical coordinates are 1 17 0 south, 36 49 0 east and its original name with diacritics is nairobi. The boundary of nairobi was extended in 1927 to cover 30. Nairobi is the capital city of kenya, in east africa.
From simple map graphics to detailed satellite maps. Its the offline bus map in nairobi that will take you where you need to go. This map can be found online in digital print form or in hard copies and can be accessed by anybody. Choose from a wide range of region map types and styles. Parks in nairobi nairobi national park the only game park within a city in the world protected game reserve has variety of fauna, eg lion, rhino, cheater, buffalo etc has over 400 species of birds open ecosystem allowing migration of wildlife not fenced at southern side acreage 117km2.
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