Kawangware
Kawangware is a low income residential area in Nairobi, Kenya, about 15 km west of the city centre, between Lavington and Dagoretti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area of Nairobi, Kenya
- Also known as: “Kwangwari”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kianda School and Jaffery Sports Club Ground.
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.
Jaffery Sports Club Ground
Building
The Jaffery Sports Club Ground is a cricket ground situated in Nairobi, Kenya. It hosted its first ODI international during the 2007 World Cricket League in Kenya.
Nairobi School
School
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nairobi School is a secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It follows the national curriculum, is one of Kenya's 112 national schools and also one of the 18 prestigious Cluster III secondary schools. Nairobi School is situated 2½ km northeast of Kawangware.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loresho and Lavington.
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.
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 3 km east of Kawangware.
Kilimani
Suburb
Kilimani is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Kilimani is situated 4 km east of Kawangware.
Kawangware
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.27846° or 1° 16′ 43″ southLongitude
36.75164° or 36° 45′ 6″ eastElevation
1,817 metres (5,961 feet)Open location code
6GCRPQC2+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 1744672553OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swahili—“Kawangware” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kawangware”
- Igbo: “Kawangware”
- Irish: “Kawangware”
- Swahili: “Kawangware”
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