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 central business district, 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

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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 Bomas of Kenya is a tourist village in Langata 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, Oti ...

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

Education

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located in

* The

Nairobi Japanese School The is a Japanese school located in the Lang'ata area of Nairobi, Kenya, in proximity to Karen. The school serves Japanese expatriate students. History The school was founded on 9 May 1970 ( Shōwa 45), with its first campus in Hurlingham. The ...

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 Brookhouse School, 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

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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 Weston Hotel. * 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, a public secondary school found in the Southlands Area.

Notable landmarks

Nyayo National 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, ...

, 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

Nairobi National Park Nairobi National Park is a national park in Kenya that was established in 1946 about south of Nairobi. It is fenced on three sides, whereas the open southern boundary allows migrating wildlife to move between the park and the adjacent Kitengel ...

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