East Africa
Kenya
Nairobi County

Gatwekera

Gatwekera is a village in , and has an elevation of 1,738 metres. Gatwekera is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Nairobi Wilson Airport and Kenyatta National Hospital.

Aerodrome
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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 Gatwekera.

Hospital
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The is the oldest hospital in , which was established In 1901 as the Native Civil Hospital but later changed in 1963 to . is situated 3 km northeast of Gatwekera.

Shopping center
Yaya is a shopping centre located in Hurlingham in , Kenya. The establishment had been an asset for the Nicholas Biwott business empire until 2023 when it was announced that the Kantaria family had acquired it at undisclosed amount. is situated 2½ km north of Gatwekera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kibera and Woodley.

Suburb
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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 approximately 4.4 kilometres west of the central business district. It generally a low-density suburb that lies north of Africa's largest slum, .

Suburb
is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of . is situated 3 km north of Gatwekera.

Gatwekera

Latitude
-1.31545° or 1° 18′ 56″ south
Longitude
36.78357° or 36° 47′ 1″ east
Elevation
1,738 metres (5,702 feet)
Open location code
6GCRMQMM+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48161262
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8463972
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