Marurui | |
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 Windsor Golf and Country Club in Marurui | |
  Marurui Location of Marurui in Kenya | |
| Coordinates:1°12′21″S36°51′44″E / 1.20583°S 36.86222°E /-1.20583; 36.86222 | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Kasarani |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Marurui is a neighbourhood in the city ofNairobi. Located in the largerKasarani area, it is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of thecentral business district of Nairobi.
The estate is believed to have got its name from a medical plant known asOlmaroroi by theMaasai. The neighbourhood iszoned as a low-density residential suburb withsingle-family homes.[1] Marurui hosts thehigh-income,middle-income to somelow-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 andMirema.[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 ofKahawa andGithurai, Mirema, Kamiti, andZimmerman.[4] Both electoral divisions are within theKasarani 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]
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