Nairobi
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Nairobi (pronounced /naɪˈroʊbi/ (deprecatit template)) is the caipital and lairgest ceety o Kenyae. The ceety and its surroondin aurie an aa forms the Nairobi Province.[2] The name "Nairobi" comes frae the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates tae "the place o cool waters". However, it is popularly kent as the "Green City in the Sun" an is surroondit bi several expandin villa suburbs.[3] The fowk o Nairobi are popularly nicknamed 'Nairobians'.
Nairobi | |
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Ceety | |
Clockwise frae tap: Central buisness destrict, Nairobi Naitional Pairk, Pairlament o Kenyae, Nairobi Ceety Haw an the Kenyatta Internaitional Conference Centre. | |
Eik-name(s): "Green Ceety in the Sun", "Nai", "Silicon Savannah" | |
Coordinates: 1°17′S 36°49′E | |
Kintra | Kenyae |
Coonty | Nairobi Coonty |
Foondit | 1899 |
Constituencies | Leet
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Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Nairobi Ceety Coonty |
• Legislature | Coonty Assembly |
• Govrenor | Evans Kidero |
Area | |
• Ceety | 696 km2 (269 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1661 m (5450 ft) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Ceety | 3,138,369 |
• Density | 4850/km2 (12,600/sq mi) |
• Metro | 6,547,547 |
Demonym(s) | Nairobian |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Area code(s) | 020 |
Website | www |
Foondit in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railway linkin Mombasa tae Ugandae, the toun quickly grew tae become the caipital o Breetish East Africae in 1907 an eventually the caipital o a free Kenyan republic in 1963.[4] Durin Kenyae's colonial period, the ceety became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea an sisal industry.[5] Nairobi is an aa the caipital o the Nairobi Province an o the Nairobi Destrict. The ceety lies on the Nairobi River, in the sooth o the naition, an haes an elevation o 1795 m abuin sea-level.[6]
Nairobi is the maist populous ceety in East Africae, wi a current estimatit population o aboot 3 million.[1] According tae the 1999 Census, in the administrative aurie o Nairobi, 2,143,254 indwallers lived athin 696 km2 (269 sq mi).[7] Nairobi is currently the 13t lairgest ceety in Africae, based on population an fowert lairgest in infrastructure development an its size.
Nairobi is nou ane o the maist prominent ceeties in Africae politically an financially.[8] Hame tae mony companies an organisations, includin the Unitit Naitions Environment Programme an the UN Office in Africae, Nairobi is established as a hub for business an cultur. The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is ane o the lairgest in Africae, ranked fowert in terms o trading volume an capable o makin 10 million trades a day.[9] The Globalisation and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) defines Nairobi as a prominent social centre.