Official Name: | Komarock |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Komarock in Kenya |
Coordinates: | -1.2669°N 36.9089°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi City |
Subdivision Name2: | Embakasi |
Unit Pref: | Imperial metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.1 |
Population Total: | 65145 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | 21196 |
Timezone: | UTC+3 |
Komarock is a neighbourhood in the Eastlands area of the city of Nairobi. It is approximately east of the central business district of Nairobi.
Komarock is located approximately east of Nairobi's central business district. It borders the Kayole slum.
Komarock is zoned as a commercial and residential neighbourhood. It is more of a lower middle class neighbourhood compared to the neighbouring slum of Kayole. The residential aspect is characterized by mixed housing developments, such as flats, maisonettes, bungalows, and condominiums.[1] Some of these developments form exclusive gated neighbourhoods.[2]
As per the 2019 census, Komarock had a population of 65,145, with a population density of 21,196/km2 in a land area of 3.1km2.[3]