Mountain View, Nairobi

Mountain View is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the central business district of Nairobi.

Mountain View
Mountain View Location of Mountain View in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°16′9″S 36°44′20″E
Country	Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Sub-county	Westlands
Area
• Total	2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	22,294
• Density	10,752/km2 (27,850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3

Overview

Mountain View is located south of Waiyaki Way, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) 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.^[2]

Mountain View, an electoral ward, borrows its name from the estate. It covers the Gichagi and Mountain View sub-locations of Nairobi.^[3]

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.^[1]