Kariobangi

Kariobangi
Kariobangi is located in Kenya
Kariobangi
Kariobangi
Location of Kariobangi in Kenya
Coordinates: 01°15′43″S 36°52′51″E / 1.26194°S 36.88083°E / -1.26194; 36.88083
CountryKenya
CountyNairobi City
Sub-countiesKasarani and Njiru
Area
 • Total2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total100,978
 • Density40,286/km2 (104,340/sq mi)

Kariobangi is a low-income residential estate in northeastern Nairobi. It consists of both apartments and slum-type dwellings. The name Kariobangi is believed to have come from an English phrase "Carry your bags" that was used by a white settler during the colonial period, that African natives mispronounced.[2] It is split into two parts, Kariobangi North and Kariobangi South. The northern part was constructed first, with first buildings built in 1961.[3] Kariobangi North is part of the Embakasi North electoral constituency.[4] Kariobangi South is in the Embakasi West constituency.[4] Kariobangi falls under two Nairobi sub-counties: with the north in Kasarani and the south in Njiru.

  1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". KNBS. pp. 248, 250. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Origin Of The Names Of Some Kenyan Localities". Radio Jambo. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  3. ^ Special Report 4
  4. ^ a b "Nairobi County | County Trak Kenya". Retrieved 8 November 2020.