Editing Nairobi (section)

===Districts and neighbourhoods===
[[File:Nairobi South.jpg|thumb|left|Nairobi southern suburbs in 2003]]
Nairobi is divided into a series of constituencies with each being represented by members of Parliament in the National Assembly. The initial constituencies before the 2010 constitution which led to the county electoral boundaries being redrawn were: Makadara, Kamukunji, Starehe, [[Langata]], Dagoretti, [[Westlands, Nairobi|Westlands]], Kasarani, and [[Embakasi]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Nairobi City Council |title=Councillors, Wards & Constituencies |publisher=nairobicity.org |url=http://www.nairobicity.org/departments/councillors.asp?search=%25&page=1 |access-date=20 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070327052635/http://www.nairobicity.org/departments/councillors.asp?search=%25&page=1 |archive-date=27 March 2007 }}</ref> The new electoral boundaries after this were revised to Embakasi North, Embakasi South, Embakasi Central, Embakasi East, Embakasi West, Makadara, Kamukunji, Starehe, Mathare, Westlands, Dagoretti North, Dagoretti South, Langata, Kibra, Ruaraka, Roysambu and Kasarani. The main administrative divisions of Nairobi are Central, Dagoretti, [[Embakasi]], Kasarani, [[Kibera]], Makadara, Pumwani, and [[Westlands, Nairobi|Westlands]]. Most of the upmarket suburbs are situated to the west and north-central of Nairobi, where most European settlers resided during the colonial times AKA 'Ubabini'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nairobi City Council |title=Living in Nairobi |publisher=nairobicity.org |url=http://www.nairobicity.org/articles/default.asp?search=living |access-date=20 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319092940/http://www.nairobicity.org/articles/default.asp?search=living |archive-date=19 March 2007 }}</ref> These include [[Karen, Kenya|Karen]], [[Langata]], [[Lavington, Nairobi|Lavington]], [[Gigiri]], [[Muthaiga]], Brookside, Spring Valley, Loresho, [[Kilimani]], Kileleshwa, Hurlingham, [[Runda]], [[Kitisuru]], Nyari, Kyuna, [[Lower Kabete]], [[Westlands, Nairobi|Westlands]], and [[Highridge]], although Kangemi, Kawangware, and [[Dagoretti]] are lower income areas close to these affluent suburbs. The city's colonial past is commemorated by many English place-names.

Most lower-middle and upper middle income neighbourhoods are located in the north-central areas such as Highridge, Parklands, Ngara, Pangani, and areas to the southwest and southeast of the metropolitan area near the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The most notable ones include Avenue Park, Fedha, Pipeline, Donholm, Greenfields, Nyayo, Taasia, Baraka, Nairobi West, Madaraka, Siwaka, South B, South C, Mugoya, Riverbank, Hazina, Buru Buru, Uhuru, Harambee Civil Servants', Akiba, Kimathi, Pioneer, and Koma Rock to the centre-east and Kasarani to northeast area among others. The low and lower income estates are located mainly in far eastern Nairobi. These include, Umoja, Kariokor, [[Dandora]], [[Kariobangi]], [[Kayole]], [[Ruai]], [[Kamulu]], [[Embakasi]], and [[Huruma]]. Kitengela suburb, though located further southeast, Ongata Rongai and Kiserian further southwest, and Ngong/Embulbul suburbs also known as 'Diaspora' to the far west are considered part of the Greater Nairobi Metropolitan area. More than 90% of Nairobi residents work within the Nairobi Metropolitan area, in the formal and informal sectors. Many [[Somali people|Somali]] immigrants have also settled in [[Eastleigh, Nairobi|Eastleigh]], nicknamed "Little [[Mogadishu]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Monsters and Critics |title=Urban Somali refugees call Nairobi's "Little Mogadishu" home |publisher=news.monstersandcritics.com |url=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/africa/features/article_1233394.php/Urban_Somali_refugees_call_Nairobis_little_Mogadishu_home |access-date=20 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617144406/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/africa/features/article_1233394.php/Urban_Somali_refugees_call_Nairobis_little_Mogadishu_home |archive-date=17 June 2007 }}</ref> Here is the list of all [https://nairobipostalcodes.org/ Nairobi Postal Codes – nairobipostalcodes.org]

{{wide image|Nairobi-panorama.jpg|2700px|align-cap=center|360-degree Nairobi panorama}}

====Kibera slum====
{{Main|Kibera}}
[[File:Kibera, Nairobi May 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Kibera slums being upgraded to New Apartment by the Kenyan Ministry of housing and United Nations Habitat]]

The [[Kibera]] slum in Nairobi is claimed by the Kenyan government to have a population of 185,777.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-i-population-by-county-and-sub-county |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County |publisher=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113191208/https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-i-population-by-county-and-sub-county |archive-date=13 November 2019 }}</ref> However, non-governmental sources generally estimate the slum to have a population of 500,000 to 1,000,000, depending on what areas are defined as comprising Kibera.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/AdolKiberaSlums.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511073842/http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/AdolKiberaSlums.pdf |archive-date=11 May 2012 |title=Adolescence in the Kibera Slums of Nairobi, Kenya |date=2007 |publisher=The Population Council |last1=Erulkar |first1=Annabel S. |last2=Matheka |first2=James K. |access-date=2 April 2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://tuengr.com/V02/197-213.pdf |title=Understanding the Grassroots Dynamics of Slums in Nairobi: The Dilemma of Kibera Informal Settlements |last1=Mutisya |first1=Emmanuel |last2=Yarime |first2=Masaru |journal=International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |date=2011 |access-date=30 May 2022 |pages=197–213 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809033033/http://www.tuengr.com/V02/197-213.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2010/06/08/audio-slideshow-dr-biden-sees-kibera-kenya |title=Audio Slideshow: Dr. Biden Sees the Neighborhoods of Kenya |publisher=The White House |date=June 8, 2010 |last=Tomasini |first=Anne |access-date=30 May 2022 |archive-date=10 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110062227/https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/06/08/audio-slideshow-dr-biden-sees-kibera-kenya |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepeople.co.ke/21245/kibera-slum-lords-cash-misery/ |title=Kibera: How slum lords cash in on misery |website=www.thepeople.co.ke |access-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012221211/http://www.thepeople.co.ke/21245/kibera-slum-lords-cash-misery/ |archive-date=12 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>