Kware
Kware Location of Kware in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°18′52″S 36°53′17″E  /  1.31444°S 36.88806°E  / -1.31444; 36.88806
Country	Kenya
County	Nairobi City
Sub-county	Embakasi

Kware is a slum neighbourhood in Embakasi in the city of Nairobi . Located within the larger Eastlands area of Nairobi, it is approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of the central business district . It borders the Mukuru slums and Initially Kware was predominantly an informal settlement but over the years part Kware and Pipeline have earned a reputation for their poor infrastructure , coupled with overcrowded flats , narrow streets, littering , as well as its poor drainage system .

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Kware is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Nairobi's central business district , west of the Outer Ring Road within the Eastlands area in Embakasi . Kware, a mispronounced version of 'quarry', got its name from a nearby quarry site. It borders the Mukuru and Pipeline slums. ^[1] Electorally, Kware is placed under Embakasi South Constituency ; the whole constituency is within the Embakasi Sub-county. Kware is also an electoral ward within the constituency. ^[2]

As of 2019, Kware together with Pipeline have a population of 166,517, with 87,056 of them being male and 79,439 being female. The neighbourhood has a population density of 106,445/km ² in a land area of 1.6km ² , the highest after Huruma . ^[3]

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