Runda

Runda
Runda
Coordinates: 1°12′50″S 36°48′32″E / 1.21389°S 36.80889°E / -1.21389; 36.80889[1]
Country	Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Sub-county	Westlands[a]
Elevation	1,727 m (5,666 ft)
Time zone	GMT + 3

Runda is an affluent neighbourhood located in the northern part of Nairobi. The name Runda was borrowed from the name of the coffee estate that existed in the area before it became a residential area;^[2] it is not an abbreviation for Reserved United Nations Development Area, as many would like to think. The name "Runda" existed even before the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was formed and decided to have their headquarters in Nairobi in 1972. The coffee estate was owned by Runda Estates Ltd. Runda is one of the suburbs of the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. It is generally regarded as one of the richest suburbs in Kenya.

It is bounded by Limuru Road to the west, Ruaka Road to the south, Kiambu Road to the east, and coffee plantations to the north. The area encompasses Closeburn Estate, Mimosa and Old Runda to the west, Mumwe and Whispers to the south, and New Runda and Muringa to the east. Recent developments have seen the greater Runda area expand and now include such developments as Runda Mhasibu and Runda Paradise to the north. It is separated from Nairobi city centre by the 2,500-acre Karura Forest. The landscape in Runda Estate ranges between 1,690 meters above sea level in low lying areas to 1,727 meters above sea level in elevated areas. The area occupied by Runda Estate (estimated to be 14km2) was once a large coffee estate owned by various firms with 3 coffee processing factories.^[3]

Runda was developed in 1972 by the project due to demand when the United Nations Environment Programme Headquarters was built in Gigiri in the early 1970s. The first phase of the estate (Old Runda) was completed between 1972 and 1980.^[4][5]

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Background information

• "Runda Estate". Wanted in Africa.
• "Expat Housing in Nairobi". InterNations.
• Fassil Demissie (2012). Colonial Architecture and Urbanism in Africa: Intertwined and Contested Histories. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-7546-7512-9.

News and political information

• "Australian man killed in Runda, Nairobi". The Star. Kenya.
• Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1. Government Printing Office. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-16-087515-1.
• Grant R. Jeffrey (24 March 2010). War on Terror: Unfolding Bible Prophecy. Doubleday Religious Publishing Group. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-307-50862-1.