Umoja II
Umoja II is a quarter in Nairobi County, Kenya. Umoja II is situated nearby to the quarter Busara, as well as near the locality Greenspan Housing Estate.Places of Interest
Highlights include Moi Air Base.
Moi Air Base
Aerodrome
Moi Air Base, formerly known as RAF Eastleigh and Eastleigh Airport is a military airport located to the east of Nairobi, in the Eastleigh suburb. The airport is used by the Kenya Air Force. Moi Air Base is situated 4 km west of Umoja II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Umoja and Buruburu.
Umoja
Suburb
Umoja is a residential suburb in the city of Nairobi. Located within the larger sub-county of Embakasi and the Eastlands area of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.4 kilometres east of Nairobi's central business district.
Buruburu
Suburb
Buruburu is a housing estate within Nairobi City County in Kenya. Buruburu is a vast development inhabited by middle-class people. The estate was designed in 1974 and comprises six phases, with the fifth completed in the mid-1980s. Buruburu is situated 2½ km west of Umoja II.
Kariobangi
Suburb
Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi. It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. The name Kariobangi 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. Kariobangi is situated 3 km northwest of Umoja II.
Umoja II
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.28187° or 1° 16′ 55″ southLongitude
36.89934° or 36° 53′ 58″ eastOpen location code
6GCRPV9X+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 482840487OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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Localities in the Area
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