Muthangari is a neighbourhood in the city of

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. It is approximately northwest of the central business district of Nairobi.

Location

Muthangari is located approximately northwest of Nairobi's central business district. It is straddled by the Waiyaki Way to the south.

Overview

Muthangari was zoned as a low-density neighbourhood, but over the years, residential flats as well as commercial buildings were allowed. It was an exclusive neighbourhood prior to the revision of zoning regulations that was inhabited by high-income segment of Nairobi residents. It has slowly become more middle-class as the mushrooming of flats started. Muthangari and Kileleshwa together form the Kileleshwa county assembly ward of

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As per the 2019 census, the suburb has a population of 10,297, with a

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of 2,672 per square kilometres in a land area of 3.9km².

Points of interest

St. Mary's School, Nairobi Saint Mary's School, commonly known as Saints, is a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys located in Nairobi, Kenya. Administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi, the school offers KCPE, KCSE, IGCSE a ...

, a private Roman Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located off James Gichuru Road in Muthangari. # ABC place, a shopping mall along Waiyaki Way in Muthangari.

References

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