New Mathare

New Mathare is a residential area in , and has an elevation of 1,611 metres. New Mathare is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Moi Air Base and Moi International Sports Centre.

Aerodrome
, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of , in the suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force.

Sports venue
Photo: Eriksson1904, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in , Kenya. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in . The facilities include a 48,063-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. is situated 4 km northeast of New Mathare.

Hospital
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public psychiatric hospital in . It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of district of . is situated 3½ km west of New Mathare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kariobangi and Korogocho.

Suburb
is a low-income residential estate in northeastern . It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. The name is believed to have come from an English phrase "Carry your bags" that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced.

Neighborhood
is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of , . Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.

Suburb
is an industrial and residential suburb in the city of . Located within the larger sub-county of Kasarani, it is approximately 8 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road.

New Mathare

Latitude
-1.25895° or 1° 15′ 32″ south
Longitude
36.87645° or 36° 52′ 35″ east
Elevation
1,611 metres (5,285 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPVRG+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 87986950
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
8465662
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