Lang'ata is a predominantly 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,

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, 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

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, 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 Nyayo National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located at the square of Mombasa Road, Langata Road and the Aerodrome Road. It is approximately two kilometers from the City Center, directly opposite Nairobi Mega Mall, ...

to Karen Shopping Centre, at the Ngong Road junction. However, the area known as Langata 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 Giraffe Centre is located in Lang'ata, approximately from the centre of Nairobi, Kenya. It was established in order to protect the vulnerable giraffe, that is found only in the grasslands of East Africa. In 1979, the Giraffe Center, a nature ...

, the Uhuru Gardens, and a tourist village Bomas of Kenya. Lang'ata also has the

Carnivore Restaurant Carnivore is an open-air restaurant in the Langata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya. Carnivore's specialty is meat, and features an all-you-can-eat meat buffet. They serve a wide variety of meat and were famous for their game meat until Kenya imposed a ba ...

and adjoining Carnivore grounds, where concerts are hosted. Wilson Airport, the largest private airport in Kenya, can also be found in Lang'ata. Lang'ata is also name of the

Langata Constituency Lang'ata Constituency is an electoral constituency in Nairobi City County. It is one of the seventeen constituencies in the county. It consists of southern and southwestern areas of Nairobi. Langata constituency had common boundaries with a now d ...

, which covers affluent estates Karen and Lang'ata, but numerically most its voters come from

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

Education

* Strathmore University located in

* The

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is located in the Lang'ata area. * The main campus of Catholic University of Eastern Africa 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. * Amref International University which is located opposite Wilson Airport. 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

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. * 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 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, Onyonka, Mada ...

, a public secondary school found in the Southlands Area.

Notable landmarks

* Nyayo National Stadium, a multipurpose sports complex. * Wilson Airport, 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 Maroon Commandos is a musical group from Kenya. It is a military band belonging to 7 Kenya Rifles (Kenya Army Infantry) of the Kenya Army. They are based at the Langata Barracks in Langata, Nairobi. The group performs benga, rumba and other style ...

. * Kenya Wildlife Service headquarters at the Nairobi National Park.

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