Tawanga

Tawanga is a neighborhood in , . Tawanga is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the suburb .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dandora and Korogocho.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in capital and largest city, . It is part of the Embakasi division. was established in 1977, with partial financing from the World Bank to provide a higher standard of housing.

Neighborhood
Photo: SuSanA Secretariat, CC BY 2.0.
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. is situated 3 km west of Tawanga.

Suburb
is a residential suburb in the city of . Located within the larger sub-county of and the Eastlands area of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.4 kilometres east of Nairobi's central business district. is situated 3½ km southwest of Tawanga.

Tawanga

Latitude
-1.25902° or 1° 15′ 33″ south
Longitude
36.91492° or 36° 54′ 54″ east
Open location code
6GCRPWR7+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13907666104
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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