Ngong Technical And Vocational College
Ngong is the name of several places and things related to Africa: *Ngong, Kenya, a town in Kenya ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong, Kenya * Ngong Hills, a range of hills in Kenya *Ngong (language), spoken in Cameroon * Ngong, Cameroon, a commune in Nord region See also *Ngong Ping Ngong Ping () is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall. There are several hills nearby which are also an attraction to tourists. It is ...

Ngong, Kenya
Ngong is a town near the Ngong Hills along the Great Rift Valley within Kajiado County, located in the southwest of Nairobi, in southern Kenya. The word ''"Ngong"'' is a Maasai word derived from the word "enkong'u' meaning "the 'eye' of water" or spring from where Rhinos came to drink water. Therefore, the original name of Ngong was "enchoro e'muny", meaning the spring of the rhinos. The Maasai also refer to a spring as the "eye" of water. A widespread false etymology is linked with the knuckle shape of the hills. The Ngong Hills, (known to the Maasai as 'Oloolaiser") from the eastside slopes, overlook the Nairobi National Park game reserve and, off to the north, the city of Nairobi. The Ngong Hills, from the westside slopes, overlook the Great Rift Valley dropping over 4,000 feet below, where nomadic Maasai live. Demographics , the population of Ngong Town consisting of Enchorro-Emunyi and Ngong Township locations is 25,866. The elevation of Ngong town is 1,961 meters in al ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Ngong
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ngong ( la, Ngongen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Ngong in the Ecclesiastical province of Nairobi in Kenya. History * 20 October 1959: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Ngong from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Nairobi and Diocese of Kisumu * 9 December 1976: Promoted as Diocese of Ngong Leadership * Prefects Apostolic of Ngong (Roman rite) ** Father Joannes de Reeper, M.H.M. (1960–1964), appointed Bishop of Kisumu ** Father Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1964–1976); ''see below'' * Bishops of Ngong (Roman rite) ** Bishop Colin Cameron Davies, M.H.M. (1976–2002); ''see above'' ** Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. (2002–2009) ** Bishop John Oballa Owaa (2012-) See also *Roman Catholicism in Kenya Very Rev. Fr. John Oballa Owaa named the New Bishop of Ngong Diocese, Kenya on 7 January 2012. The diocese had been vacant since the resignation of Bishop Cornelius Schilder, M.H.M. in August 2009. Bishop-elect John Oballa Owaa h ...
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Ngong (language)
Nagumi, also known as Ngong (Gong), is an extinct Jarawan language of the North Province of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... It had only two fluent speakers in 1983 and only one in 1995. References Languages of Cameroon Extinct languages of Africa Jarawan languages {{Cameroon-lang-stub ...
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