Lang'ata is a predominantly upper middle-class residential suburb of

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. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonka, Madaraka Estate, Kutch Prant, Rubia, NHC Langata, Akiba, Sun Valley, Royal Park and many others. These developments are primarily maisonettes or apartment blocks.

Location

Lang'ata lies southwest of the city's

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, east of Karen, approximately , by road, from the centre of Nairobi. It lies mainly along the similarly named Langata Road, which runs from the Mombasa Road junction at Nyayo Stadium to Karen Shopping Centre, at the Ngong Road junction. However, the area known as Lang'ata terminates at the Magadi Road Junction at the Galleria Mall. The coordinates of Lang'ata are:1°21'58.0"S, 36°44'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.366111; Longitude:36.738056).

Overview

Lang'ata has several attractions such as the Giraffe Centre, the Uhuru Gardens, and a tourist village Bomas of Kenya. Lang'ata also has the Carnivore Restaurant and adjoining Carnivore grounds, where concerts are hosted. Wilson Airport, the largest private airport in Kenya, can also be found in Lang'ata. Uhuru-Gardens-National-Monument-and-Museum-Nairobi

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Lang'ata is also name of the Langata Constituency, which covers affluent estates Karen and Lang'ata, but numerically most its voters come from

Kibera Kibera (Kinubi language, Kinubi: ''Forest'' or ''Jungle'') is a division and neighbourhood of Nairobi, Kenya, from the city centre. Kibera is the largest slum in Nairobi, and also the largest urban slum in all of Africa. The 2009 Kenya Popul ...

, the largest slum in Kenya. Langata Constituency has now been subdivided to two constituencies; namely Lang'ata and Kibra Constituencies.

Education

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located in Madaraka Estate LangataCampus500-1024x384

Shree cutchi leva patel samaj college located near Kutch prant. * The Nairobi Japanese School is located in the Lang'ata area. * The main campus of

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is located in Langata. * The area is home to several primary and secondary schools, including the

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, a private, co-educational day and residential secondary school. * Sunshine Secondary School, which is located besides Dam Estate. *

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which is located opposite

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. There are also several primary schools in the area, both

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and private. These include; * Langata West Primary School, located in Ngei I. * Langata Road Primary School found along the similarly named road, right opposite Wilson Airport and adjacent to

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. * Uhuru Gardens Primary, located opposite the

langata hospital Lang'ata is a predominantly upper middle-class residential suburb of Nairobi in Kenya. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonk ...

. * Ngei Primary School, located in Ngei II, next to Southlands Estate. * Briar Rose Academy, a private kindergarten and primary school located between Royal Park Estate and Sun Valley Estate. * PCEA Langata Junior School, a private school. *

Langata High School Lang'ata is a predominantly upper middle-class residential suburb of Nairobi in Kenya. The suburb consists of many smaller housing developments, referred to as estates. They include Nairobi Dam, Otiende, Southlands, Ngei, Jambo estate, Onyonk ...

, a public secondary school found in the Southlands Area. * Langata Junior School.

Notable landmarks

* Nyayo National Stadium, a multipurpose sports complex. *

, a hub for small and medium passenger aircraft plying both local and regional (East African) routes. * T- Mall, a shopping and recreation complex situated at the junction of Mbagathi and Langata Roads * Langata Army Barracks, home to Maroon Commandos. *

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headquarters at the

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