Matini
Matini is a neighborhood in Nairobi County, Kenya. Matini is situated nearby to the village Waithaka, as well as near the neighborhood Ndwaru.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dagoretti High School and National Defence College.
Dagoretti High School
School
Dagoretti High School is a high school in the Dagoretti area of Nairobi county, Kenya. It is a Provincial School located 16 Kilometres from the Nairobi City centre along the Nairobi-Kikuyu Road.
National Defence College
College
The National Defence College, Kenya is a training facility under NDU-K for senior commanders in the Military of Kenya, including the army, navy, air force and special forces. National Defence College is situated 3½ km southwest of Matini.
Lenana School
School
Photo: Arthurbuliva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lenana School is a secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1949 by colonial governor Philip Euen Mitchell, known then as the Duke of York School, named after a British World War II 1939 King George V-class battleship. Lenana School is situated 3 km southeast of Matini.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waithaka and Kagondo.
Waithaka
Village
Waithaka is a settlement in Nairobi. Located within the Dagoretti area, it is approximately 11 km west of Nairobi central business district. It borders near Mutuini.
Kagondo
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya.
Loresho
Suburb
Loresho is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 7.5 kilometres northwest of the central business district of Nairobi. Loresho is situated 4½ km northeast of Matini.
Matini
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.27514° or 1° 16′ 31″ southLongitude
36.71537° or 36° 42′ 55″ eastOpen location code
6GCRPPF8+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 11729934554OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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