Kahawa West

Kahawa West is a suburb in , . Kahawa West is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.

Prison
is a prison in , Kenya. The prison is within Kasarani District, bordering . Originally named "Kamiti Downs", it sits in the middle of its own 490-hectare estates which lie fallow and untended.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Githurai and Zimmerman.

Town
is a composition of densely populated, urban, mixed-use settlements located at the border of Nairobi County and along the Thika Road.

Suburb
is a mixed-use and residential suburb of the city of . Located within the larger area, it is approximately 13 kilometres northeast of Nairobi's central business district off Thika Road. is situated 3 km southwest of Kahawa West.

Suburb
is a mixed-use neighbourhood in northeast . is also used in reference to the city's second most populated sub-county with the same name, encompasing various neighbourhoods in the northeastern areas of Nairobi. is situated 4 km southwest of Kahawa West.

Kahawa West

Latitude
-1.18631° or 1° 11′ 11″ south
Longitude
36.90682° or 36° 54′ 25″ east
Open location code
6GCRRW74+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2393090122
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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