East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi County

Lang’ata

Lang'ata is a predominantly upper middle-class residential suburb of in . The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bomas of Kenya and Nairobi Wilson Airport.

Photo: Alexander Leisser, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a tourist village in Langata, , in Kenya. Bomas interpreted to mean displays traditional villages belonging to the several Kenyan tribes.

Aerodrome
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilson Airport is an in , . It has flights to many regional airports in Kenya while Nairobi's main airport, , serves domestic and many international destinations. is situated 3½ km east of Lang’ata.

Restaurant
Photo: Paul Brockmeyer, CC BY 2.0.
is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of , . 's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nairobi and Kibera.

Photo: Nite Owl, CC BY 3.0.
is the political, as well as financial and media capital of . A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.

Suburb
Photo: Kreuzschnabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a division and neighbourhood of , , 6.6 kilometres from the city centre. is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa.

Suburb
is a residential neighbourhood in the city of . It is located approximately 5.2 kilometres from Nairobi's central business district. The neighbourhood was originally a low-density leafy suburb but after a change in zoning regulations in the early 2000s, there has been significant mushrooming of high-rise flats in the area. is situated 6 km north of Lang’ata.

Lang’ata

Latitude
-1.3329° or 1° 19′ 58″ south
Longitude
36.7817° or 36° 46′ 54″ east
Population
173,000
Elevation
1,819 metres (5,968 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMQ8J+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6065491374
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8449763
Wiki­data ID
Q6485576
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In Other Languages

From German to Zulu—“Lang’ata” goes by many names.
  • German: “Lang’ata”
  • German: “Langata”
  • Japanese: “ナイロビ近郊”
  • Japanese: “ランガタ”
  • Romanian: “Langata”
  • Swahili: “Lang’ata”
  • Zulu: “Lang’ata”

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