Mihang'o is a neighbourhood in the city of

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

. It is approximately southeast of the

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of Nairobi.

Location

Mihang'o is located approximately east of Nairobi's

. It is lies along the

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, and borders,

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, Njiru and

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Overview

Mihang'o is generally a residential neighbourhood in Nairobi with some mixed-use features. It has a mixture of mid-rises and

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and is home to low-income to

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earners. As of 2019, Mihang'o has a population of 60,367, with 28,428 of them being male and 31,937 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 5478/km² in a land area of 11km². Mihango Ward, an electoral division within Embakasi East Constituency. It borrows its name from the estate and covers the neighbourhood area.

References

{{Nairobi, state=collapsed Populated places in Kenya Suburbs of Nairobi