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Marurui

Coordinates: 1°12′21″S 36°51′44″E / 1.20583°S 36.86222°E / -1.20583; 36.86222
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Marurui
Windsor Golf and Country Club in Marurui
Windsor Golf and Country Club in Marurui
Marurui is located in Kenya
Marurui
Marurui
Location of Marurui in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°12′21″S 36°51′44″E / 1.20583°S 36.86222°E / -1.20583; 36.86222
CountryKenya
CountyNairobi City
Sub-countyKasarani
Time zoneUTC+3

Marurui is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. Located in the larger Kasarani area, it is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview

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The estate is believed to have got its name from a medical plant known as Olmaroroi by the Maasai. The neighbourhood is zoned as a low-density residential suburb with single-family homes.[1] Marurui hosts the high-income, middle-income to some low-income residents. The neighbourhood contains the slum of Gathara (known as Jua Kali by its residents).[2]

The neighbourhood is bordered by Garden Estate, Thome, Roysambu, Kasarani and Mirema.[3]

Roysambu Constituency and Roysambu ward, both electoral divisions, cover the neighbourhood. The constituency encompasses other estates and neighbourhoods such as: Garden Estate, Thome, Ridgeways, Kiwanja, Njathaini, Ngomongo, Kongo Soweto, parts of Kahawa and Githurai, Mirema, Kamiti, and Zimmerman.[4] Both electoral divisions are within the Kasarani Sub-county

As of 2019, Marurui together with Njathaini had a population of 11,522, with 5,920 of them being male and 5,600 being female. The neighbourhood had a population density of 2,769/km2 in a land area of 4.2 km.2[5]

Points of interest

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  1. Starehe Girls' Centre, is located in Marurui.[6]
  2. Windsor Golf Club, located in Marurui.

References

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  1. ^ Mido, Collins Lugalia. "Zorning Ordinance-Nairobi". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Settlement, "Jua Kali" puts Land Grabbers on Notice". Hauzisha. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Gathirwa, Joy (5 September 2022). "About Thome". Hauzisha. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Roysambu Constituency". Roysambu NG-CDF. Nairobi. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 247. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Administration". Starehe Girls' Centre. Retrieved 4 December 2022.