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NAIROBI

Nairobi County · KENYA (KE) · 1.28°S / 36.82°E

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ADM1 · ID GeoNames 184,745

Nairobi is a city in Kenya with a population of 4,397,073. It sits at -1.28/36.82, runs on Africa/Nairobi, is 3 km from Pumwani.

Population 4,397,073
Place Type National Capital
Elevation n/a
Timezone Africa/Nairobi

All facts

fields
Country
Kenya
Subdivision
Nairobi County
Coords
1.28°S / 36.82°E
UTC offset
+3
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
E Pumwani Nairobi County 29,616 3.4 km
SE Imara Daima Estate Nairobi County 52,837 8.3 km
N Kiambu Kiambu County 147,870 12.6 km
SW Lang'ata Nairobi County 172,569 13.1 km
NW Karuri Kiambu County 194,342 13.6 km
SW Ongata Rongai Kajiado County 172,569 13.7 km
NW Kawaida Kiambu County 14,038 16.4 km
N Tinganga Kiambu County 6,059 16.9 km
W Kikuyu Kiambu County 323,881 17.6 km
SW Ngong Kajiado County 102,323 18.0 km

Air access

nearby

Universities

linked

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Nairobi?
4,397,073 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Nairobi in?
Africa/Nairobi.
Which country is Nairobi in?
Kenya (KE).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/184745

{
  "data": {
    "id": 184745,
    "name": "Nairobi",
    "ascii_name": "Nairobi",
    "country_code": "KE",
    "population": 4397073,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Nairobi",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": -1.28333,
    "longitude": 36.81667
  }
}
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