Waithaka
Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dagoretti High School and National Defence College.
Dagoretti High School
School
Dagoretti High School is a high school in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi county, Kenya. It is a Provincial School located 16 Kilometres from the Nairobi City centre along the Nairobi-Kikuyu Road.
National Defence College
College
The National Defence College, Kenya is a training facility under NDU-K for senior commanders in the Military of Kenya, including the army, navy, air force and special forces. National Defence College is situated 3 km southwest of Waithaka.
Lenana School
School
Photo: Arthurbuliva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenana School is a secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1949 by colonial governor Philip Euen Mitchell, known then as the Duke of York School, named after a British World War II 1939 King George V-class battleship.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kagondo and Loresho.
Kagondo
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya. Kagondo is situated 2½ km northwest of Waithaka.
Loresho
Suburb
Loresho is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 7.5 kilometres northwest of the central business district of Nairobi. Loresho is situated 5 km northeast of Waithaka.
Karen
Suburb
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karen is a suburb of Nairobi in Kenya, lying south-west of Nairobi's central business district. The suburb of Karen borders the Ngong Forest and is home to the Ngong Racecourse. Karen is situated 5 km south of Waithaka.
Waithaka
- Type: Village
- Description: settlement in Nairobi County
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.2833° or 1° 16′ 60″ southLongitude
36.7166° or 36° 42′ 60″ eastElevation
1,862 metres (6,109 feet)Open location code
6GCRPP88+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 44910765OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Waithaka” goes by many names.
- Swahili: “Waithaka”
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