Kwale Island
Kwale Island also known as Kuvala Island is a historic island located inside the Mafia Channel, in Kisiju ward of Mkuranga District in southern Pwani Region of Tanzania. 7.1 square kilometres is the size of Kwale Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Mkuranga District, Pwani Region, Tanzania
- Also known as: “Kwale Island, Pwani”
Kwale Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Coast, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-7.40953° or 7° 24′ 34″ southLongitude
39.39193° or 39° 23′ 31″ eastPopulation
2,000Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
6G4XH9RR+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 16222546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=island
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Kwale Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swahili—“Kwale Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kwale Island”
- German: “Kwale”
- Swahili: “Kwale (Kisiju)”
- Swahili: “Kwale”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Kwale Island”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kwale and Kisiju.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hatambura Island and Little Koma Island.
Tanzania: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Dar es Salaam, Mount Kilimanjaro, Dodoma, and Arusha.
Curious Islands to Discover
Uncover intriguing islands from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kwale Island”. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim, GFDL.