Mihang'o
Mihang'o | |
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Coordinates: 1°16′35″S 36°57′34″E / 1.27639°S 36.95944°E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Nairobi City |
Sub-county | Njiru |
Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 60,367 |
• Density | 5,478/km2 (14,190/sq mi) |
Mihang'o is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the central business district of Nairobi.
Location
[edit]Mihang'o is located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Nairobi's central business district. It lies along the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway, and borders, Utawala, Njiru and Ruai.
Overview
[edit]Mihang'o is generally a residential neighbourhood in Nairobi with some mixed-use features. It has a mixture of mid-rises and single-family homes and is home to low-income to middle-income earners.[2][3]
As of 2019, Mihang'o has a population of 60,367, with 28,428 of them being male and 31,937 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 5478/km2 in a land area of 11km2.[1]
Mihango Ward, an electoral division within Embakasi East Constituency. It borrows its name from the estate and covers the neighbourhood area.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 250. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ venas. "Best middle Class Estates in Nairobi 2019 | Venas News". Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Makachia, Peter (1 September 2011). "The Influence of the Tenure System to the Physical Environments in Nairobi's Human Settlements". Les Cahiers d'Afrique de l'Est / The East African Review (44): 77–101. doi:10.4000/eastafrica.530. ISSN 2071-7245. S2CID 14467435.
- ^ "About Us – Embakasi East Constituency". Retrieved 25 November 2022.