Kahawa
Kahawa is a mixed-use settlement spanning the Kiambu and Nairobi county borders along Thika Road. It is electorally divided into four wards across the two counties: Kahawa and Kahawa West wards in Nairobi county and Kahawa Wendani and Kahawa Sukari wards in Kiambu county.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison
Prison
Kamiti Maximum Security Prison is a prison in Nairobi, Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering Kiambu County. Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own 490-hectare estates which lie fallow and untended.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Githurai and Zimmerman.
Githurai
Town
Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and Kiambu County along the Thika Road. Githurai is situated 2½ km southeast of Kahawa.
Zimmerman
Suburb
Zimmerman is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road. Zimmerman is situated 3 km south of Kahawa.
Kasarani
Suburb
Kasarani is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast Nairobi. Kasarani is also used in reference to the city's second most populated sub-county with the same name, encompasing various neighbourhoods in the northeastern areas of Nairobi. Kasarani is situated 4 km south of Kahawa.
Kahawa
- Type: Locality
- Category: suburb
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“Kahawa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡哈瓦”
- German: “Kahawa”
- Swahili: “Kahawa, Kenya”
- Swahili: “Kahawa”
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