Kileleshwa
Kileleshwa is located in Kenya
Kileleshwa
Kileleshwa
Location of Kileleshwa in Kenya
Coordinates: 01°16′37″S 36°47′35″E / 1.27694°S 36.79306°E / -1.27694; 36.79306
CountryKenya
CountyNairobi City
Sub-countyWestlands
Area
 • Total5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total22,216
 • Density4,229/km2 (10,950/sq mi)

Kileleshwa is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is located approximately 5.2 kilometres (3 mi) from Nairobi's central business district. The neighbourhood was originally a low-density leafy suburb but after change in zoning regulations in the early 2000s, there has been significant mushrooming of high-rise flats in the area. It hosts mainly the upper middle class segment of the Nairobi residents.

Location

Kileleshwa is located approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Nairobi's central business district, within the larger sub-county of Westlands. It is east of Lavington; south of Muthangari; west of Kilimani, mainly separated by the Kirichwa River.

Overview

The neighbourhood was established as a whites-only residential area by the British colonialists in the mid 20th century. It was not until the 1960s when it was racially integrated. The neighbourhood has historically been primarily low-density residential, but since early 2000s, Kileleshwa and its environs have become increasingly high-density mixed residential and commercial; both retail and offices, due to the zoning laws in the area being changed.[2][3][4] Some of the high-rise buildings have been built contrary to the county's bylaws and have been characterised as vertical slums due to them burdening the existing laid infrastructure.[5][6]

Kileleshwa, an electoral ward within the Dagoretti North Constituency, borrows its name from the estate, encompassing other estates and neighbourhoods such as: Chiromo, Groganville, Kileleshwa, Muthangari and Riverside.[7]

As per the 2019 census, Kileleshwa had a population of 22,216, with a population density of 4,229/km2 in a land area of 5.3km2.[1]

Points of interest

Schools

The Kenya High School is located in Kileleshwa.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 251. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Limbe, Lydia (4 July 2013). "Nairobi's leafy suburbs mutate in office boom". The Standard (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "About Kileleshwa". Hauzisha. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ↑ Muiruri, Peter. "Why Kileleshwa is becoming like Kayole, Umoja". The Standard. Nairobi. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Mugambi, Hassan (30 April 2023). "Vertical Slums: How New Crop Of Apartments In Kilimani, Kileleshwa Is Affecting Nairobi's Infrastructure". Citizen Digital. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Wambui, Mary (6 February 2023). "How Kilimani, Kileleshwa are fast turning into Nairobi's new 'slums'". Nation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Kileleshwa County assembly ward". Dagoretti North CDF. Nairobi. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kenya High School fee structure, entry marks, address, contacts". Tuko. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
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