Nairobi
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Nickname:
"The Green City in the Sun"
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Coordinates: 01°17′11″S 36°49′02″E / 1.28639°S 36.81722°E / -1.28639; 36.81722 | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Nairobi City |
Founded | 1899; 125 years ago (1899) |
Sub-counties | |
Government | |
• Body | Nairobi City County |
• Legislature | County Assembly |
• Governor | Johnson Sakaja |
Area | |
• Consolidated city-county | 696.1 km2 (268.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,795 m (5,889 ft) |
Population
(2019)
[3]
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• Consolidated city-county | 4,397,073 |
• Estimate
(2024)
[4]
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4,828,000 |
• Density | 6,317.6/km2 (16,363/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,397,073 |
Demonym | Nairobian |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Area code | 020 |
HDI (2019) | 0.681[5] - medium |
GDP (2023) | 30 billion USD[6] |
GDP PPP (2023) | 90 billion USD[6] |
Website | nairobi |
Nairobi
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|
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Nickname:
"The Green City in the Sun"
|
|
Coordinates: 01°17′11″S 36°49′02″E / 1.28639°S 36.81722°E / -1.28639; 36.81722 | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Nairobi City |
Founded | 1899; 125 years ago (1899) |
Sub-counties | |
Government | |
• Body | Nairobi City County |
• Legislature | County Assembly |
• Governor | Johnson Sakaja |
Area | |
• Consolidated city-county | 696.1 km2 (268.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,795 m (5,889 ft) |
Population
(2019)
[3]
|
|
• Consolidated city-county | 4,397,073 |
• Estimate
(2024)
[4]
|
4,828,000 |
• Density | 6,317.6/km2 (16,363/sq mi) |
• Urban | 4,397,073 |
Demonym | Nairobian |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Area code | 020 |
HDI (2019) | 0.681[5] - medium |
GDP (2023) | 30 billion USD[6] |
GDP PPP (2023) | 90 billion USD[6] |
Website | nairobi |