Kilimani is a mixed-use commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi.[1]
Kilimani | |
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Kilimani Location of Kilimani, Nairobi in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 01°17′06″S 36°47′12″E / 1.28500°S 36.78667°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Westlands |
| Elevation | 5,600 ft (1,700 m) |
Location
editKilimani is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nairobi's central business district, within Westlands Sub-county.[2] It is north of Woodley; east of Kileleshwa, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River; the larger Kilimani sub-location encompasses the part of Upper Hill (contains Hurlingham and Caledonia estates), and the Kilimani estates.[3]
Overview
editKilimani is a neighbourhood which houses a sizable segment of the upper middle income population of Nairobi.[4] The neighbourhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since 2000 has become increasingly high-density mixed residential and commercial; both retail and offices.[5] Some of the high-rise buildings have been built contrary to the county's bylaws and have been characterised as vertical slums due to them burdening the existing laid infrastructure.[6][7] Residents of Kilimani and Kileleshwa have also raised concerns about the increasing number of nightclubs in the areas.[8]
In March 2024, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja proposed a re-zoning that would allow the construction of buildings up to 75 floors in Kilimani, Kilelelshwa, and Lavington.[9]
Points of interest
edit- Residencies
State House Nairobi, the official residence of the President of Kenya is located in Kilimani, on State House Road.[10]
- Schools
(1) Kilimani Primary School, Milimani Primary School, St Hannah's School, St. Nicholas School, St Christophers School, Cavina School are all located in the neighborhood.[1] (2) The Lycée Denis Diderot, the French international school, is in Kilimani. It moved there in 1972.[11] (3) West Nairobi School, a Christian international school, opened in Kilimani in 1996 but moved to Karen in 2000.[12] (4) State House Girls' School is located on the grounds of State House Nairobi.[10] Svenska Skolan, the Swedish international school, is located in Kilimani.[13]
- Banks
The headquarters of Sidian Bank are located on Wood Avenue in Kilimani.[14]
- Shopping malls
Adam's Arcade is the oldest shopping centre of its kind in neighbouring Woodley, Nairobi, Kenya, as well as East and Central Africa as a whole. Established in 1954 and completed in 1959 by Abdul Habib Adam.[15]
Yaya Centre, in Hurlingham, is a shopping mall with over 100 retail shops.[16]
- Parks
The Nairobi Arboretum, featuring more than 300 exotic and indigenous tree species, is located in Kilimani, adjacent to State House.[17]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Map Showing the Boundaries of Kilimani Electoral Ward, Nairobi County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Nairobi Central Business District And Kilimani, Nairobi In Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Location of Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Ideal areas to live in Nairobi; For different incomes". www.cytonn.com. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Limbe, Lydia (4 July 2013). "Nairobi's leafy suburbs mutate in office boom". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Mugambi, Hassan (30 April 2023). "Vertical Slums: How New Crop Of Apartments In Kilimani, Kileleshwa Is Affecting Nairobi's Infrastructure". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Wambui, Mary (6 February 2023). "How Kilimani, Kileleshwa are fast turning into Nairobi's new 'slums'". Nation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "We can't sleep, city residents decry noise from nightclubs". The Star. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Expect 75-storey buildings in Nairobi if Assembly approves zoning framework". Citizen Digital. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Location of State House, Nairobi, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ LDDK (25 October 2016). "About Lycée Denis Diderot (Kenya)" (in French). Nairobi: Lycée Denis Diderot (LDDK). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ West Nairobi School (25 October 2016). "West Nairobi School: School Profile". Nairobi: West Nairobi School. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Studera på svensk skola utomlands • Svenska skolan i Nairobi". Svenska Skolan i Nairobi (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Kangethe, Kennedy (4 April 2016). "K-Rep formally rebrands to Sidian Bank". Nairobi: 98.4 Capital FM. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "History of Adam's Arcade". Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Kenya Buzz (25 October 2016). "About Yaya Centre, Kilimani, Nairobi". Nairobi: Kenyabuzz.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Nairobi Arboretum". Nairobi: Kenya Forest Service. Archived from the original on 17 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2019.