| Official Name: | Utawala |
| Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Utawala in Kenya |
| Coordinates: | -1.2894°N 36.9622°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nairobi City and Machakos |
| Subdivision Name2: | Embakasi and Athi River |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | Estimate |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utawala is a neighbourhood located along the border of Nairobi and Machakos counties. It is approximately southeast of the central business district of Nairobi.
Utawala is located approximately east of Nairobi's central business district. It is lies along the Nairobi Eastern Bypass Highway, and borders, Mihang'o to the north. Utawala is a transregional neighbourhood domiciled in both Nairobi's Embakasi area and Machakos County's Athi River Sub-county.
Utawala is generally mixed-use neighbourhood in Nairobi. It has a mixture of mid-rises and single-family homes and is home to low-income to middle-income earners.[1]
Utawala Ward, an electoral division within Embakasi East Constituency, borrows its name from the estate and covers the area of the neighbourhood within the Nairobi boundaries.[2] The portion of the neighbourhood is in Athi River Sub-county which has similar boundaries with Mavoko Constituency.[3]