Mountain View | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates:1°16′9″S36°44′20″E / 1.26917°S 36.73889°E /-1.26917; 36.73889 | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Westlands |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 22,294 |
| • Density | 27,850/sq mi (10,752/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Mountain View is a neighbourhood in the city ofNairobi. It is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of thecentral business district of Nairobi.
Mountain View is located south of Waiyaki Way, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the Nairobi central business district, and borders thelow-income neighbourhood ofKangemi. It is amiddle-income to lower middle-income neighbourhood significantly characterised bysingle-family homes with agated 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 2.1 km2.[1]