Korogocho | |
|---|---|
informal settlement (currently being upgraded by NYS) | |
| Nickname: Koch | |
 Nairobi slums locations | |
  Korogocho | |
| Coordinates: 01°13′00″S 36°55′00″E / 1.21667°S 36.91667°E | |
| Province | Nairobi Province |
| District | Nairobi East |
| Division | Kasarani |
| Location | Korogocho |
| settled | 1960s |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,603 m (5,262 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 150,000 |
| • Density | 100,000/km2 (260,000/sq mi) |
| est. | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, Korogocho was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.[1][2]
In 2009 it was estimated to be the fourth largest slum in Nairobi, after Kibera, Mathare Valley and Mukuru kwa Njenga.[3][4]
- ^ Korogocho. BEGA KWA BEGA Development project. Accessed 2009-06-02
- ^ Background[permanent dead link]. Korogocho Slum Upgrading Programme (KSUP). Government of Kenya. 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Korogocho Streetscapes | UN-Habitat". unhabitat.org. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
- ^ Kenya-Italy swap benefits Korogocho slums. Millicent Muthoni, The Standard. 15 January 2009.