Ongata Rongai

Ongata Rongai is a town located in Kajiado North, Kajiado County, . The town is situated 17 km south of the CBD, East of the Ngong hills, and within the greater Nairobi Metropolitan Region.
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  • Type: Town with 173,000 residents
  • Description: Town in Kajiado County, Kenya
  • Also known as: “Langata Rongai”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giraffe Centre and Giraffe Manor.

Zoo
Photo: Hdahlmo, CC BY 2.5.
The is a wildlife conservation facility located in , approximately 20 kilometres from the centre of , . It was established to protect the vulnerable Rothschild's giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of .

Hotel
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is a small, boutique hotel in the suburb of , which, together with the AFEW Giraffe Centre, serves as a home to a number of endangered Nubian giraffes, and operates a breeding programme to reintroduce breeding pairs back into the wild to secure the future of the subspecies.

University
The is the only bar school in . After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar. is situated 4 km north of Ongata Rongai.

Ongata Rongai

Latitude
-1.396° or 1° 23′ 46″ south
Longitude
36.752° or 36° 45′ 7″ east
Population
173,000
Elevation
1,731 metres (5,679 feet)
Open location code
6GCRJQ32+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44931662
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
189723
Wiki­data ID
Q3882702
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Zulu—“Ongata Rongai” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Dutch: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Finnish: “Ongata Rongai”
  • German: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Italian: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Italian: “Rongaa”
  • Italian: “Rongai”
  • Japanese: “オンガタ・ロンガイ”
  • Polish: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Russian: “Онгата Ронгаи”
  • Spanish: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Swahili: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Tumbuka: “Ongata Rongai, Kenya”
  • Urdu: “اونگاتا رونگای”
  • Venetian: “Ongata Rongai”
  • Zulu: “Ongata Rongai”

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