Kahawa

Kahawa is a mixed-use settlement spanning the 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.

Prison
is a prison in , Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering . 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.

Town
is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and along the Thika Road. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kahawa.

Suburb
is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of . Located within the larger area, it is approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road. is situated 3 km south of Kahawa.

Suburb
is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast . 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. is situated 4 km south of Kahawa.

Kahawa

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
Geo­Names ID
195472
Wiki­data ID
Q15232379
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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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