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Nairobi
Clockwise frae tap: Central buisness destrict, Nairobi Naitional Pairk, Pairlament o Kenyae, Nairobi Ceety Haw an the Kenyatta Internaitional Conference Centre.
Clockwise frae tap: Central buisness destrict,Nairobi Naitional Pairk,Pairlament o Kenyae, Nairobi Ceety Haw an theKenyatta Internaitional Conference Centre.
Banner o Nairobi
Banner
Coat of airms o Nairobi
Coat airms
Eik-name(s): 
"Green Ceety in the Sun", "Nai", "Silicon Savannah"
Nairobi is located in Kenyae
Nairobi
Nairobi
Location o Nairobi
Coordinates:1°17′S36°49′E /1.283°S 36.817°E /-1.283; 36.817Coordinates:1°17′S36°49′E /1.283°S 36.817°E /-1.283; 36.817
Kintra Kenyae
CoontyNairobi Coonty
Foondit1899
Constituencies
Govrenment
 • BodiNairobi Ceety Coonty
 • LegislatureCoonty Assembly
 • GovrenorEvans Kidero
Area
 • Ceety696 km2 (269 sq mi)
Elevation
1661 m (5450 ft)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Ceety3,138,369
 • Density4850/km2 (12,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
6,547,547
Demonym(s)Nairobian
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s)020
Websitewww.nairobi.go.ke

Nairobi (pronounced /naɪˈroʊbi/ (deprecatit template)) is thecaipital an maistmuckle city oKenyae. The city an its surroondin area forms theNairobi Province an aa.[2] The name "Nairobi" comes frae theMaasai phraseEnkare Nyirobi, that translates tae "the place o cool watters". Houiver, it is kent as the "Green City in the Sun" forby an is surroondit bi seevral expandin villa suburbs.[3] The fowk o Nairobi are kent as 'Nairobians'.

Foondit in 1899 as a simple rail depot on the railwey linkinMombasa taeUgandae, the toun quickly grew tae becom the caipital oBreetish East Africae in 1907 an eventually the caipital o a free Kenyan republic in 1963.[4] Durin Kenyae's colonial period, the city becam a centre fur the colony's coffee, tea ansisal industry.[5] Nairobi is the caipital o theNairobi Province an o the Nairobi Destrict an aa. The city lies on theNairobi River, in the sooth o the naition, an haes an elevation o 1795 m abuinsea-level.[6]

Nairobi is the maist populous city inEast Africae, wi a current estimatit population o aboot 3 million.[1] Accordin tae the 1999 Census, in the administrative area o Nairobi, 2,143,254 fowk bided athin 696 km (269 sq mi).[7] Nairobi is currently the 13t mucklest city in Africae based on population, an fowert mucklest in infrastructure development an its size.

Nairobi is nou ane o the maist prominent cities in Africae politically an financially.[8] Hame tae mony companies an organisations, includin theUnitit Naitions Environment Programme an the UN Office in Africae, Nairobi is established as a hub fur business an cultur. TheNairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) is ane o the mucklest in Africae, ranked fowert in terms o tradin volume an capable o makin 10 million trades a day.[9] The Globalisation an World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC) defines Nairobi as a prominent social centre.

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References

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  1. 12"Population Distribution by Political Units". knbs.or.ke. Archived fraethe original on 13 November 2014. Retrieved30 Mairch 2015.
  2. ↑"Archived copy". Archived fraethe original on 23 Apryle 2015. Retrieved10 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑Pulse Africa."Not to be Missed: Nairobi 'Green City in the Sun'". pulseafrica.com. Archived fraethe original on 28 Apryle 2007. Retrieved14 Juin 2007.
  4. ↑City-Data.com."Nairobi History".http://www.city-data.com/. Retrieved25 August 2008.freemit airtin in|publisher= (help)
  5. ↑"History - Nairobi". City-data.com. Retrieved18 October 2010.
  6. ↑AlNinga."Attractions of Nairobi". alninga.com. Archived fraethe original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved14 Juin 2007.
  7. ↑"Population distribution by province/district and sex: 1979-199 censuses". Kenya Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived fraethe original on 14 Mairch 2009. Retrieved20 Mairch 2009.
  8. ↑Bauk."Håvar Bauck's city guide to Nairobi". bauck.com.Archived frae the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved17 Juin 2007.
  9. ↑"Archived copy". Archived fraethe original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved10 November 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑"Sister Cities International". Sister-cities.org. Archived fraethe original on 12 Februar 2012. Retrieved18 October 2010.
  11. ↑"Raleigh, North Carolina".Sister Cities International. Archived fraethe original on 16 Mey 2013. Retrieved29 Januar 2013.

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