 During the years of British colonial rule, the area around the Ngong Hills was a major settler farming region, and many traditional colonial houses are still seen in the area.Today Ngong and its environs is a well-developed outskirt providing a good residing place for many of Nairobi's workers

Ngong division consists of the Nairobi suburbs of Ongata Rongai, Kiserian,[Matasia] (Oloolua Area) and Kitengela where the residents are primarily Nairobians who build houses in the more quiet regions of the city.In the 1985 film "Out of Africa", the four peaks of the Ngong Hills appear in the background of several scenes at Karen Blixen's house, located near Ngong.