Korogocho
Informal settlement in Nairobi Province, Kenya / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Korogocho is one of the largest slum neighbourhoods of Nairobi, Kenya. Home to 150,000 to 200,000 people pressed into 1.5 square kilometres, northeast of the city centre, Korogocho was founded as a shanty town on the then outskirts of the city.[1][2]
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Korogocho | |
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informal settlement (currently being upgraded by NYS) | |
Nickname: Koch | |
Coordinates: 01°13′00″S 36°55′00″E | |
Province | Nairobi Province |
District | Nairobi East |
Division | Kasarani |
Location | Korogocho |
settled | 1960s |
Area | |
• Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,603 m (5,262 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 150,000 |
• Density | 100,000/km2 (260,000/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+3 |
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In 2009 it was estimated to be the fourth largest slum in Nairobi, after Kibera, Mathare Valley and Mukuru kwa Njenga.[3][4]