Nairobi Metropolitan Region
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Nairobi Metropolitan Region is the expansive urban and economic area centered on Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, encompassing the city and its surrounding counties and towns.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nairobi metropolitan area | 19 |
| Nairobi Metropolitan Region canonical | 8 |
| Nairobi Metropolitan Area | 4 |
| Greater Nairobi metropolitan area | 2 |
| Greater Nairobi Metropolitan Area | 1 |
| Lower Kabete area | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metropolitan region
ⓘ
urban area ⓘ |
| capitalOfCoreCityCountry |
Nairobi
ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi is the capital of Kenya
|
| climate | subtropical highland climate (in core city Nairobi) ⓘ |
| containsCity | Nairobi ⓘ |
| containsCounty |
Kajiado County
ⓘ
Kiambu County ⓘ Machakos County ⓘ Nairobi County ⓘ |
| containsTown |
Athi River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Athi River
Juja ⓘ Kiambu County ⓘ
surface form:
Kiambu
Kikuyu ⓘ Kiserian ⓘ Kitengela ⓘ Limuru ⓘ Mavoko ⓘ Ngong ⓘ Ngong ⓘ
surface form:
Ongata Rongai
Ruiru ⓘ Thika ⓘ |
| coreCity | Nairobi ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| economicRole |
major financial center in East Africa
ⓘ
primary economic hub of Kenya ⓘ |
| growthCharacteristic |
rapid urbanization
ⓘ
urban sprawl into surrounding counties ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hosts national government institutions in Nairobi
ⓘ
hosts regional headquarters of multinational companies ⓘ major transport and logistics hub ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Central Bank of Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Bank of Kenya headquarters (in Nairobi)
Nairobi Securities Exchange ⓘ
surface form:
Nairobi Securities Exchange (located in Nairobi)
United Nations Environment Programme ⓘ
surface form:
UN Environment Programme headquarters
UN-Habitat Secretariat ⓘ
surface form:
UN-Habitat headquarters
United Nations Office at Nairobi ⓘ |
| hasTransportInfrastructure |
A104 highway corridor
ⓘ
A109 highway corridor ⓘ Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ⓘ Nairobi Expressway ⓘ Nairobi commuter rail network ⓘ Wilson Airport ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Province, Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Kenya
Northern Kenya ⓘ
surface form:
southern Kenya
|
| planningAuthority | Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority ⓘ |
| planningAuthorityAbbreviation | NaMATA ⓘ |
| regionType | urban and economic region ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi Metropolitan Area
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Nairobi
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Kasarani–Mwiki Road
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Nairobi Metropolitan Area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Lower Kabete area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi Rivers Basin Programme
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Greater Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi Metropolitan Area
this entity surface form:
Greater Nairobi Metropolitan Area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Nairobi metropolitan area
this entity surface form:
Greater Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi metropolitan area
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Nairobi Metropolitan Area