Nairobi
capital city of Kenya
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Summary
Nairobi is an administrative territorial entity of Kenya[1]. Nairobi draws 14,181 Wikipedia views per month (administrative territorial entity of kenya category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nairobi City County[3]
- Country: Kenya[4]
- Head of government: Sakaja Johnson[5]
- Instance of: big city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Denver[7], Raleigh[8], Kunming[9], Colonia Tovar[10], Pingxiang[11], Rio de Janeiro[12], Parintins[13]
- Postal code: 00100[14]
- Part of: Southern Rift Valley[15]
- Commons category: Nairobi[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 020[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1899[19]
- Official website: https://nairobi.go.ke/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nairobi[21]
- Commons gallery: Nairobi[22]
- Population: 3,138,369[23], 3,240,155[24], 5,545,000[25]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Capital of: Kenya[27], Nairobi City County[28], Nairobi Province[29]
- Official name: Nairobi[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Nairobi[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Nairobi[32]
- Demonym: Nairobian[33], Najrobiano[34], nairobien[35], nairobienne[36], Monairobi[37]
- Native label: Nairobi[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Nairobi[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 1661 m[40]
- Area: 696 km²[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Nairobi include Nairobi (Ágata Jiménez)[42], a fictional human[43].
Why It Matters
Nairobi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Nairobi is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]
Entities named for Nairobi include Nairobi (Ágata Jiménez)[42], a fictional human[43].