Isinya
{{Short description|Town in Kajiado County, Kenya}}
{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
{{coord|1|40|S|36|51|E|region:KE_type:city|display=title}}
Isinya is a town in Kajiado County, Kenya. Isinya, located at -1.67 latitude, 36.85 longitude,{{cite web|url=http://www.earthsearch.net/intSearch/isinya-KE.php?showMap=-2246526 |title=Isinya, Kenya |accessdate=September 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928020150/http://www.earthsearch.net/intSearch/isinya-KE.php?showMap=-2246526 |archivedate=September 28, 2007 }} is 58 km south of Nairobi and 19 km north of Kajiado, the capital of the district.
The town of Isinya is situated along the Nairobi-Arusha highway. It has a population of 8,670.{{Cite web|url=http://www.knbs.or.ke/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=582:volume-1a-population-distribution-by-administrative-units&id=109:population-and-housing-census-2009&Itemid=599|title = Home - Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Nairobi, Kenya}}
Isinya has a private
airfield called Orly Air Park, often mistakenly thought to be named after Orly Airport in Paris. The name Orly is actually short for the name of area where the airfield is based, Olooloitikosh. It also serves as recreational air park that prides itself as THE HOME OF SPORT AVIATION IN KENYA.
.{{cite news|first=Stephen |last=Mburu |title=Aviation worthies build own airport |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/downloads/BizSunday30102005.pdf |work=The Sunday Nation |publisher=Nation Media Group. |date=October 30, 2005 |accessdate=September 15, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020117/http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/downloads/BizSunday30102005.pdf |archivedate=September 30, 2007 }} Some pilots and aviation schools prefer the airfield over Wilson Airport in Nairobi, due to lower costs.
The mineral gypsum is mined in this area.{{cite web
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Resorts, Hotels and Lodges
Several facilities exist in the area including:
San Toki Country Resorts is located in Isinya along the pipeline road 5 Kilometers from Isinya Town and 32 Kilometers from Kiserian.
In Birika area there is also Olooloitikoshi Delights Kiserian a country lodge that offers accommodation and conference facilities in the area in close proximity to Orly Airpark.