Imara Daima is a middle class neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) south of the central business district of Nairobi. Located along the Nairobi expressway and Mombasa Road, the neighbourhood is well connected to transport infrastructure, it has a railway stop that connects to the city center, machakos county and other neighbourhoods. Imara Daima prides itself in having two magnificent malls Southfield mall and The Imaara mall - which is arguably the most beautiful mall in the whole country. Imara Daima is divided into 8 middle-class boroughs I.e Imara Daima Estate, Muimara Estate, Villa Franca Estate, Sunrise Estate, Imara Daima phase 2, AA Estate, Mastermind & Maziwa Area.
Imara Daima | |
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  Imara Daima Location of Imara Daima in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 1°16′9″S 36°44′20″E / 1.26917°S 36.73889°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Nairobi City |
| Sub-county | Embakasi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 52,837 |
| • Density | 25,920/km2 (67,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 |
Overview
editImara Daima is zoned as a mixed residential development neighbourhood.[2] Home to the middle-class segment of Nairobi residents, the estate is predominantly characterised by gated neighbourhoods with maisonettes and bungalows, roofed with maroon tiles. It is a sharp contrast of the neighbouring Mukuru and Pipeline slums.[3] Other housing developments also found in Imara Daima are flats.[4] The larger Imara Daima neighbourhood, especially along the Mombasa Road and Tegla Lorupe Road, is mixed-use with the commercial and industrial sector. Kenya Television Network HQ is also there.
Imara Daima ward, an electoral division within Embakasi South Constituency borrows its name from the estate. The ward covers the estate to the south of Nairobi City County.[5]
As of 2019, Imara Daima had a population of 52,837, with 26,954 of them being male and 25,879 being female. The neighbourhood had a population density of 25,920/km2 in a land area of 2km2.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. p. 247. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Mido, Collins Lugalia. "Zorning Ordinance-Nairobi". Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Gathirwa, Joy (21 April 2022). "About Imara Daima". Hauzisha. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Area Code – Imara Daima Estate, Embakasi, Nairobi". Makao Bora. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Embakasi South Constituency". kenyacradle.com. Retrieved 2 December 2022.