Kwangwari
Kwangwari is a locality in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,817 metres. Kwangwari is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ndurarua, as well as near the locality Riruta Satellite.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lenana School and Kianda School.
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.
Kianda School
School
Kianda School is a private, all-girls day school with a Catholic ethos located in the Westlands area of Nairobi, Kenya. The school was opened in 1977 by The Kianda Foundation, a non-profit organisation that aims to better Kenyan women's lives through education and Christian values. Kianda School is situated 2½ km northeast of Kwangwari.
Nairobi War Cemetery
Memorial
Photo: HJ Mitchell, CC BY 4.0.
The Nairobi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the Second World War located in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi War Cemetery is situated 3 km south of Kwangwari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waithaka and Loresho.
Waithaka
Village
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. Waithaka is situated 3 km west of Kwangwari.
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 3 km north of Kwangwari.
Lavington
Suburb
Lavington is a residential suburb of Nairobi. Located within the sub-county of Westlands, it is approximately 5.5 km northwest of the central business district. Lavington is situated 4 km east of Kwangwari.
Kwangwari
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.28472° or 1° 17′ 5″ southLongitude
36.74366° or 36° 44′ 37″ eastElevation
1,817 metres (5,961 feet)Open location code
6GCRPP8V+4FGeoNames ID
190027
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Localities in the Area
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