Shimo La Tewa

Shimo La Tewa is a prison in Nairobi County, Kenya. Shimo La Tewa is situated nearby to the public building Cheif’s camp, as well as near the hospital St. catherine health centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nyayo National Stadium and Nairobi Railway Museum.

Nyayo National Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Rotsee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nyayo National Stadium is a 18,000-seater multipurpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located at the square of Mombasa Road, Langata Road, and the Aerodrome Road. Nyayo National Stadium is situated 620 metres west of Shimo La Tewa.

Nairobi Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: robinhutton, CC BY 2.0.

The Nairobi Railway Museum is a railway museum in Nairobi, Kenya, adjacent to Nairobi railway station. Containing exhibits from the defunct East African Railways, it was opened in 1971 by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation. Nairobi Railway Museum is situated 1½ km northwest of Shimo La Tewa.

Nairobi railway station

Railway station

Photo: caligula01, CC BY 2.0.

Nairobi railway station is a railway station located in Nairobi, Kenya. The station is on the metre gauge Uganda Railway, and previously provided services to Mombasa three times per week. Nairobi railway station is situated 1½ km north of Shimo La Tewa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South C and Upper Hill.

South C

Suburb

South C or South Compton is an upper-class residential estate located in the southland area of Nairobi. South C lies next to Wilson Airport. It is bordered by South B to the north-east, Langata Estate to the west and the Nairobi National Park to the south.

Upper Hill

Suburb

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Upper Hill is a central business district of the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya. The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years, with several multinational corporations setting up offices.

Nairobi

Photo: Nite Owl, CC BY 3.0.

Nairobi is the political, as well as financial and media capital of Kenya. A city of 4.8 million inhabitants, it's the largest and fastest growing city in the country and one of Africa's largest cities.

Shimo La Tewa

Type: Prison
Category: government building
Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

-1.30549° or 1° 18′ 20″ south

Longitude

36.83004° or 36° 49′ 48″ east

Open location code

6GCRMRVJ+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12886281774

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=prison

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