| Official Name: | Ngara |
| Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Ngara in Kenya |
| Coordinates: | -1.2747°N 36.8289°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi City |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-county |
| Subdivision Name2: | Starehe |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.6 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 31132 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | 11860 |
Ngara is a commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi. Located within the larger Starehe Sub-county, it is approximately northeast of Nairobi's central business district along Muranga Road.
Ngara is located approximately 1.7km (01.1miles) northeast of Nairobi's central business district, within the sub-county of Starehe. It is divided into Ngara East and Ngara West. Murang'a Road divides the two. It is located south of Parklands; west of Pangani; north of Kariokor.
In the early 20th century, Ngara and the southern parts of Parklands were the formal settlement for the Asian community that came to British East Africa to assist in the railway construction.[2] However, Ngara especially Ngara East, has changed over the years and it's become ethnically diverse, with affordable housing for the low-middle to low-income earners, especially students.[3]
Ngara has transformed into a high-density suburb with a number of high-rise flats coming up as well the national and city government launching affordable housing in the area. Ngara Civil Servant Housing, Ngara Housing Project, as well as the neighbouring suburb's Pangani Housing Project.[4] [5] The government is demolishing low-rise structures and replacing with the taller structures that can hold more housing units, an effort to curb the housing deficit in the city.[6]