New Mathare
New Mathare is a residential area in Nairobi County, Kenya and has an elevation of 1,611 metres. New Mathare is situated nearby to the neighborhood Korogocho, as well as near the suburb Ruaraka.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Moi Air Base and Moi International Sports Centre.
Moi Air Base
Aerodrome
Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force.
Moi International Sports Centre
Sports venue
Photo: Eriksson1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Moi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. The facilities include a 55,000-seat stadium with a running track and a pitch used for football and rugby union, a competition size swimming pool, an indoor arena and a 108-bed capacity hotel. Moi International Sports Centre is situated 4 km northeast of New Mathare.
Garden City Mall
Shopping center
Garden City Mall is a shopping centre located in Kasarani in Nairobi, Kenya. With 33,500 sqm of gross retail space area, it is the second largest shopping centre in Kenya. Garden City Mall is situated 3 km north of New Mathare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korogocho and Ruaraka.
Korogocho
Neighborhood
Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, Korogocho was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.
Ruaraka
Suburb
Ruaraka is an industrial and residential suburb in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger sub-county of Kasarani, it is approximately 8 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.
Umoja
Suburb
Umoja is a residential suburb in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger sub-county of Embakasi and the Eastlands area of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.4 kilometres east of Nairobi's central business district. Umoja is situated 3½ km southeast of New Mathare.
New Mathare
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-1.25895° or 1° 15′ 32″ southLongitude
36.87645° or 36° 52′ 35″ eastElevation
1,611 metres (5,285 feet)Open location code
6GCRPVRG+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 87986950OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
8465662
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