Kyuna

{{Short description|A neighbourhood in Nairobi}}

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Kyuna is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. It is approximately {{convert|6.4|km}} northwest of the central business district of Nairobi.

Overview

Kyuna is located approximately {{convert|6.4|km}} northwest of Nairobi's central business district. It borders the Loresho and the Spring Valley neighbourhoods. Kyuna together with Kitisuru and Loresho sub-locations form the Kitisuru Ward of Nairobi City County.{{Cite web |title=Westlands Constituency |url=https://www.westlandsconstituency.co.ke/index.php/2013-06-30-18-04-13/about-westlands/item/23-locations-and-wards/23-locations-and-wards |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Standard |language=en}}

Kyuna is zoned as a low-density neighbourhood with single family residential units allowed to be built within the estate.{{Cite journal |last=Mido |first=Collins Lugalia |title=Zorning Ordinance-Nairobi |url=https://www.academia.edu/3790882/Zorning_Ordinance_Nairobi |access-date=27 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117112617/https://www.academia.edu/3790882/Zorning_Ordinance_Nairobi |url-status=dead }} It is an exclusive neighbourhood that is inhabited by the high-income segment of Nairobi residents.{{Cite web |title=Kyuna's whiff of affluence |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/real-estate/article/2000034099/kyunas-whiff-of-affluence |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=The Standard |language=en}}

As of 2019, Kyuna has a population of 6,026, and a population density of 1,980/km2 in a land area of 3km2.{{cite web|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-ii-distribution-of-population-by-administrative-units&wpdmdl=5728&ind=MT12f0IDWVM-a0J2dc3Xi42qelbruMwR0a7XIWb0iAwnedEVNBjd_1FEwMun_eI5 |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics|pp=250}}

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