Official Name: | Muthangari |
Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Muthangari in Kenya |
Coordinates: | -1.2628°N 36.7836°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi City |
Subdivision Name2: | Westlands |
Unit Pref: | Imperial metric |
Area Total Km2: | 3.9 |
Population Total: | 10297 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | 2672 |
Timezone: | UTC+3 |
Muthangari is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately northwest of the central business district of Nairobi.
Muthangari is located approximately northwest of Nairobi's central business district. It is straddled by the Waiyaki Way to the south.
Muthangari was zoned as a low-density neighbourhood, but over the years, residential flats as well as commercial buildings were allowed.[1] It was an exclusive neighbourhood prior to the revision of zoning regulations that was inhabited by high-income segment of Nairobi residents. It has slowly become more middle-class as the mushrooming of flats started.[2] Muthangari and Kileleshwa together form the Kileleshwa county assembly ward of Nairobi City County[3]
As per the 2019 census, the suburb has a population of 10,297, with a population density of 2,672 per square kilometres in a land area of 3.9km2.[4]