Lindi
Kilwa District Council
Masoko

Kilwa Masoko

Kilwa Masoko or Masoko is an administrative ward in Kilwa District of in . The ward covers an area of 200 km2, and has an average elevation of 11 m.
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  • Type: Town with 21,500 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Kilwa Masoko, Lindi” and “Masoko”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilwa and Kilwa Masoko Airport.

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is an island and a small village in . Kisiwani was once a thriving Swahili city-state on the large island surrounded by the Bay.

Aerodrome
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is an airport serving the town of Kilwa Masoko in the of . Its one of three airports in Lindi Region and the one that serves northern Lindi.

Kilwa Masoko

Latitude
-8.93263° or 8° 55′ 58″ south
Longitude
39.51437° or 39° 30′ 52″ east
Population
21,500
Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)
IATA airport code
KIY
United Nations Location Code
TZ KIM
Open location code
6G3X3G87+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1136001371
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
157377
Wiki­data ID
Q1021534
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Satellite Map

Discover Kilwa Masoko from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Kilwa Masoko” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أسواق كيلوا”
  • Danish: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • Dutch: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • French: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • German: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • Greek: “Κίλουα Μασόκο”
  • Japanese: “キルワ・マソコ”
  • Japanese: “キルワ”
  • Romanian: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • Swahili: “Kilwa Masoko”
  • Swahili: “Masoko”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ngubiagai house and Masoko hospital.

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