Upper Hill
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.Photo: Erik (HASH) Hersman, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district in Nairobi County, Kenya
- Also known as: “Upper Hill, Nairobi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uhuru Park and Nairobi Club Ground.
Uhuru Park
Park
Uhuru Park is a 12.9 hectare recreational park adjacent to the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was opened to the public by the late Mzee Jomo Kenyatta on 23 May 1969.
Nairobi Club Ground
Pitch
The Nairobi Club Ground is a multi-use sports venue in Upper Hill, Nairobi, Kenya. It is the second oldest cricket ground in Kenya, having been predated by the Sir Ali Muslim Club Nairobi which opened in 1934.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nairobi and Hurlingham.
Nairobi
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.
Hurlingham
Suburb
Hurlingham is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres west of the central business district.
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. South C is situated 3 km southeast of Upper Hill.
Upper Hill
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.29412° or 1° 17′ 39″ southLongitude
36.81291° or 36° 48′ 47″ eastOpen location code
6GCRPR47+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 5380579643OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q7898689
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“Upper Hill” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Upper Hill区”
- Chinese: “Upper Hill區”
- Dutch: “Upper Hill”
- Esperanto: “Supra Monto”
- German: “Upper Hill”
- Japanese: “アッパーヒル”
- Swahili: “Upper Hill, Nairobi”
- Swahili: “Upper Hill”
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