Kariobangi North

Kariobangi North is a neighborhood in , and has an elevation of 1,606 metres. Kariobangi North is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest

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. is situated 3 km southwest of Kariobangi North.

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 3 km north of Kariobangi North.

Shopping center
is a shopping centre located in in , Kenya. With 33,500 m² of gross retail space, it is the second largest shopping centre in Kenya.

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.

Kariobangi North

Latitude
-1.25315° or 1° 15′ 11″ south
Longitude
36.8815° or 36° 52′ 53″ east
Elevation
1,606 metres (5,269 feet)
Open location code
6GCRPVWJ+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44996668
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
8594749
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