Mihang'o is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the central business district of Nairobi.
Mihang'o | |
|---|---|
  Mihang'o Location of Mihang'o in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 1°16′35″S 36°57′34″E / 1.27639°S 36.95944°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Njiru |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 60,367 |
| • Density | 5,478/km2 (14,190/sq mi) |
Location
editMihang'o is located approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Nairobi's central business district. It lies along the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway, and borders, Utawala, Njiru and Ruai.
Overview
editMihang'o is generally a residential neighbourhood in Nairobi with some mixed-use features. It has a mixture of mid-rises and single-family homes and is home to low-income to middle-income earners.[2][3]
As of 2019, Mihang'o has a population of 60,367, with 28,428 of them being male and 31,937 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 5478/km2 in a land area of 11km2.[1]
Mihango Ward, an electoral division within Embakasi East Constituency. It borrows its name from the estate and covers the neighbourhood area.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 250. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ venas. "Best middle Class Estates in Nairobi 2019 | Venas News". Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Makachia, Peter (1 September 2011). "The Influence of the Tenure System to the Physical Environments in Nairobi's Human Settlements". Les Cahiers d'Afrique de l'Est / The East African Review (44): 77–101. doi:10.4000/eastafrica.530. ISSN 2071-7245. S2CID 14467435.
- ^ "About Us – Embakasi East Constituency". Retrieved 25 November 2022.