Upper Hill | |
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 Upper Hill in 2017 | |
  Upper Hill Location of Upper Hill, Nairobi in Kenya | |
| Coordinates:01°17′59″S36°48′58″E / 1.29972°S 36.81611°E /-1.29972; 36.81611 | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Westlands &Kibra |
| Elevation | 5,600 ft (1,700 m) |
Upper Hill is acentral business district of the city ofNairobi, the capital and largest city ofKenya. The district has seen an increase in major construction in recent years,[when?] with several multinational corporations setting up offices.[1][2]
Upper Hill is located 4 kilometres (2 mi) by road west of the central business district ofNairobi.[3] The coordinates of Upper Hill are1°17′59″N36°48′58″E / 1.299719°N 36.816097°E /1.299719; 36.816097.Upper Hill lies in two majorNairobi City sub-counties;Kibra andWestlands.Ngong Road separates the two sub-counties.
Upper Hill was historically one of the residential neighbourhoods of the city of Nairobi, during colonial times, and stretched all the way to theKilimani estate. The 280 hectares (700 acres) that comprise part of Upper Hill were majorly owned by Kenya Railways.[4] During the 1990s and early 2000s, as land and office space became scarce and exorbitantly priced in the central business district, businesses relocated to Upper Hill andWestlands, where land and office space were more readily available and less expensive. Today, Upper Hill possesses a new modern skyline that is still being filled by modern skyscrapers of different and prestigious designs in the architectural world.[5][6][7]
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Spencon historically had its head office here,[8] atRahimtulla Tower.[9]
In Upper Hill or near the boundaries of the suburb, there are several landmarks, including the following:
Rahimtulla Tower, hill road P.O. Box 881-00606 Nairobi Kenya
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