Local time
Sun, 8:38 AM GMT+3Africa/NairobiCityCapital
Nairobi
1.28° S, 36.81° E
- Population
- 3,010,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 18
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 18 cities of Kenya in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Kenya, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Traveler brief
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Practical bearings for Nairobi, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Nairobi have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Nairobi derives from the Maasai expression "cool waters," which was used to refer to a local water hole, Enkare Nairobi.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person