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Mountain View
Mountain ViewLocation of Mountain View in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°16′9″S 36°44′20″E / 1.26917°S 36.73889°E / -1.26917; 36.73889
Country	Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Sub-county	Westlands
Area
• Total	2.1 km (0.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	22,294
• Density	10,752/km (27,850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3

Mountain View is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview

Mountain View is located south of Waiyaki Way, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of the Nairobi central business district, and borders the low-income neighbourhood of Kangemi. It is a middle-income to lower middle-income neighbourhood significantly characterised by single-family homes with a gated community.

Mountain View, an electoral ward, borrows its name from the estate. It covers the Gichagi and Mountain View sub-locations of Nairobi.

As per the 2019 census, Mountain View had a population of 22,294, with a population density of 10,752/km in a land area of 2.1km.

References

1. ^ "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 251. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
2. "Nairobi Metropolitan Area Residential Report 2021". Cytonn. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. "Westlands Constituency". Westlands. Retrieved 2 December 2022.

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