Mountain View, Nairobi Explained

Official Name:Mountain View
Pushpin Map:Kenya
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Mountain View in Kenya
Coordinates:-1.2692°N 36.7389°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kenya
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Nairobi City
Subdivision Name2:Westlands
Unit Pref:Imperial metric
Area Total Km2:2.1
Population Total:22294
Population As Of:2019
Population Density Km2:10752
Timezone:UTC+3

Mountain View is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately west of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview

Mountain View is located south of Waiyaki Way, west of the Nairobi central business district, and borders the low-income neighbourhood of Kangemi. It is a middle-income to lower middle-income neighbourhood significantly characterised by single-family homes with a gated community.[1]

Mountain View, an electoral ward, borrows its name from the estate. It covers the Gichagi and Mountain View sub-locations of Nairobi.[2]

As per the 2019 census, Mountain View had a population of 22,294, with a population density of 10,752/km2 in a land area of 2.1km2.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nairobi Metropolitan Area Residential Report 2021 . 2022-12-02 . Cytonn . en.
  2. Web site: Westlands Constituency. 2022-12-02 . Westlands . en.
  3. Web site: 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units . 12 December 2022 . Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. 251.