Nairobi
Nairobi | |
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 Clockwise frae tap: Central buisness destrict, Nairobi Naitional Pairk, Pairlament o Kenyae, Nairobi Ceety Haw an the Kenyatta Internaitional Conference Centre. | |
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| Eik-name(s): "Green Ceety in the Sun", "Nai", "Silicon Savannah" | |
  Nairobi Location o Nairobi | |
| Coordinates: 1°17′S 36°49′E / 1.283°S 36.817°ECoordinates: 1°17′S 36°49′E / 1.283°S 36.817°E | |
| Kintra |  Kenyae |
| Coonty | Nairobi Coonty |
| Foondit | 1899 |
| Constituencies | |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Nairobi Ceety Coonty |
| • Legislature | Coonty Assembly |
| • Govrenor | Evans Kidero |
| Area | |
| • Ceety | 696 km2 (269 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1661 m (5450 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Ceety | 3,138,369 |
| • Density | 4850/km2 (12,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 6,547,547 |
| Demonym(s) | Nairobian |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code(s) | 020 |
| Website | www |
Nairobi (pronounced /naɪˈroʊbi/ (deprecatit template)) is the caipital and lairgest ceety o Kenyae. The ceety and its surroondin aurie an aa forms the Nairobi Province.[2] The name "Nairobi" comes frae the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates tae "the place o cool waters". However, it is popularly kent as the "Green City in the Sun" an is surroondit bi several expandin villa suburbs.[3] The fowk o Nairobi are popularly nicknamed 'Nairobians'.
Foondit in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railway linkin Mombasa tae Ugandae, the toun quickly grew tae become the caipital o Breetish East Africae in 1907 an eventually the caipital o a free Kenyan republic in 1963.[4] Durin Kenyae's colonial period, the ceety became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea an sisal industry.[5] Nairobi is an aa the caipital o the Nairobi Province an o the Nairobi Destrict. The ceety lies on the Nairobi River, in the sooth o the naition, an haes an elevation o 1795 m abuin sea-level.[6]
Nairobi is the maist populous ceety in East Africae, wi a current estimatit population o aboot 3 million.[1] According tae the 1999 Census, in the administrative aurie o Nairobi, 2,143,254 indwallers lived athin 696 km2 (269 sq mi).[7] Nairobi is currently the 13t lairgest ceety in Africae, based on population an fowert lairgest in infrastructure development an its size.
Nairobi is nou ane o the maist prominent ceeties in Africae politically an financially.[8] Hame tae mony companies an organisations, includin the Unitit Naitions Environment Programme an the UN Office in Africae, Nairobi is established as a hub for business an cultur. The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is ane o the lairgest in Africae, ranked fowert in terms o trading volume an capable o makin 10 million trades a day.[9] The Globalisation and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) defines Nairobi as a prominent social centre.
Sister ceeties
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Population Distribution by Political Units". knbs.or.ke. Archived frae the original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 30 Mairch 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 23 Apryle 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ Pulse Africa. "Not to be Missed: Nairobi 'Green City in the Sun'". pulseafrica.com. Archived frae the original on 28 Apryle 2007. Retrieved 14 Juin 2007.
- ↑ City-Data.com. "Nairobi History". http://www.city-data.com/. Retrieved 25 August 2008. freemit airtin in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "History - Nairobi". City-data.com. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ↑ AlNinga. "Attractions of Nairobi". alninga.com. Archived frae the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 14 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "Population distribution by province/district and sex: 1979-199 censuses". Kenya Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived frae the original on 14 Mairch 2009. Retrieved 20 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ Bauk. "Håvar Bauck's city guide to Nairobi". bauck.com. Archived frae the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 17 Juin 2007.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Sister Cities International". Sister-cities.org. Archived frae the original on 12 Februar 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ↑ "Raleigh, North Carolina". Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 16 Mey 2013. Retrieved 29 Januar 2013.
External links
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- Community
- Nairobians.com Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
- 24 Nairobi Archived 2011-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Destinations
- NairobiKenya.com Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- News
- Live Traffic Camera's
- Nairobi Traffic Archived 2010-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Other
- The City Council of Nairobi Archived 2012-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (offeecial wabsteid)
- National Geographic Feature about Nairobi Archived 2006-08-11 at the Wayback Machine
- National Museums of Kenya (offeecial wabsteid)
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