Nairobi

capital city of Kenya
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Nairobi

Summary

Nairobi is an administrative territorial entity of Kenya[1]. Nairobi draws 6,859 Wikipedia views per month (administrative_territorial_entity_of_kenya category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nairobi is located in Nairobi City County[3].
  • Nairobi is in the country of Kenya[4].
  • Nairobi's head of government is recorded as Sakaja Johnson[5].
  • Nairobi's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity of Kenya[6].
  • Nairobi's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Denver[8].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Raleigh[9].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming[10].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Colonia Tovar[11].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pingxiang[12].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rio de Janeiro[13].
  • Nairobi's twinned administrative body is recorded as Parintins[14].
  • Nairobi's postal code is recorded as 00100[15].
  • Nairobi is part of Southern Rift Valley[16].
  • Nairobi's Commons category is recorded as Nairobi[17].
  • Nairobi's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[18].
  • Nairobi's local dialing code is recorded as 020[19].
  • January 1, 1899 marks the founding of Nairobi[20].
  • Nairobi's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -1.2863888888889, 'lon': 36.817222222222}[21].
  • Nairobi's official website is recorded as https://nairobi.go.ke/[22].
  • Nairobi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nairobi[23].
  • Nairobi's Commons gallery is recorded as Nairobi[24].
  • Nairobi has a population of {'amount': '+3138369'}[25].
  • Nairobi has a population of {'amount': '+3240155'}[26].
  • Nairobi has a population of {'amount': '+5545000'}[27].

Body

Geography

Nairobi is in the country of Kenya[4]. Nairobi is located in Nairobi City County[3]. Nairobi is part of Southern Rift Valley[16].

Physical Characteristics

Nairobi covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+696'}[28]. Nairobi sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1661'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+3138369'}[25], {'amount': '+3240155'}[26], and {'amount': '+5545000'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include administrative territorial entity of Kenya[6] and big city[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1899 marks the founding of Nairobi[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Nairobi include Nairobi (Ágata Jiménez)[30], a fictional human[31].

Why It Matters

Nairobi draws 6,859 Wikipedia views per month (administrative_territorial_entity_of_kenya category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] Nairobi has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Nairobi is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Nairobi include Nairobi (Ágata Jiménez)[30], a fictional human[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . c40.org. c40.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . nairobi.go.ke. Retrieved . nairobi.go.ke. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . demographia.com. demographia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Instance of administrative territorial entity of Kenya, big city
    Head of government Sakaja Johnson
    Instance of
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 110125, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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