Lang'ata

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title: "Lang'ata" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["suburbs-of-nairobi"] topic_path: "general/suburbs-of-nairobi" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lang'ata" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Lang'ata is a predominantly upper 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, Madaraka Estate, Kutch Prant, Rubia, NHC Langata, Akiba, Sun Valley, Royal Park and many others. These developments are primarily maisonettes or apartment blocks.

Location

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Lang'ata lies southwest of the city's central business district, east of Karen, approximately 18 km, 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 to Karen Shopping Centre, at the Ngong Road junction. However, the area known as Lang'ata terminates at the Magadi Road Junction at the Galleria Mall.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nairobi%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Langata%2C%20Nairobi%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJp0lN2HIRLxgRTJKXslQCz_c&dt2=ChIJs8qbUuIELxgRwKRaovlVUbg| title=Travel Distance Between Nairobi Central Business District And Lang'ata With Map|access-date=3 February 2015| publisher=Globefeed.com}} The coordinates of Lang'ata are:1°21'58.0"S, 36°44'17.0"E (Latitude:-1.366111; Longitude:36.738056).{{cite web|access-date=3 February 2015| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/1%C2%B021'58.0%22S+36%C2%B044'17.0%22E/@-1.341618,36.7590385,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| publisher=Google Maps|title=Location of Lang'ata At Google Maps}}

Overview

Lang'ata has several attractions such as the Giraffe Centre, the Uhuru Gardens, and a tourist village, Bomas of Kenya. Lang'ata also has the Carnivore Restaurant and the adjoining Carnivore grounds, where concerts are hosted. Wilson Airport, the largest private airport in Kenya, can also be found in Lang'ata.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Uhuru-Gardens-National-Monument-and-Museum-Nairobi.jpg" caption="A national museum where concerts are held"] ::

The Langata Constituency covers affluent estates Karen and Lang'ata, but most of its voters come from Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya. This has now been subdivided into the Lang'ata and Kibra constituencies.

Education

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There are also several primary schools in the area, both public and private. These include:

  • Langata West Primary School, located in Ngei I
  • Langata Road Primary School, along the similarly named road
  • Uhuru Gardens Primary
  • Ngei Primary School, located in Ngei II, next to Southlands Estate.
  • Briar Rose Academy, a private kindergarten and primary school, between Royal Park Estate and Sun Valley Estate
  • PCEA Langata Junior School, a private school
  • Langata High School, a public secondary school in the Southlands area
  • Langata Junior School

Notable landmarks

References

References

  1. (10 July 2014). "Fantastic Photos of The Giraffe Centre In Langata, Kenya". Boomsbeat.com.
  2. "About Us – NGCDF Langata Constituency".
  3. (2025-01-17). "Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School and College – Education for Enlightenment".
  4. "[http://rosslynacademy.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nairobi_japanese.pdf Nairobi Japanese School]." (map to the Nairobi Japanese School) ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131228062603/http://rosslynacademy.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nairobi_japanese.pdf Archive]) [[Rosslyn Academy]]. Retrieved on 27 August 2013.
  5. "Location of the Main Campus of Catholic University of Eastern Africa At Google Maps". [[Google.
  6. admin. (2018-02-21). "Langata Junior School, Nairobi County, Fees, KCPE Results, Photos, Contacts -".

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