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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Githurai and Zimmerman.
Githurai
Town
Githurai is a composition of densely populated, urban… Githurai is situated 2½ km southeast of Kahawa.
Zimmerman
Suburb
Zimmerman is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of Nairobi. Zimmerman is situated 3 km south of Kahawa.
Kasarani
Suburb
Kasarani is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast 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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Latitude
-1.18462° or 1° 11′ 5″ south
Longitude
36.90476° or 36° 54′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,560 metres (5,118 feet)
Open location code
6GCRRW83+5W
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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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Places to explore: Kongo soweto and Roysambu.
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Highlights: University of Kenyatta and Tatu.
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