East Africa
Kenya
Kilifi County

Watamu

Watamu is a small town located approximately 105 km north of and about 15 km south of on the Indian Ocean coast of . It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gede and Ruins of Gedi.

Village
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is a village near the Indian Ocean coast of , lying in , south of and north of Watamu. The are located there. is situated 6 km north of Watamu.

Village
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The are a UNESCO World Heritage site near the Indian Ocean coast of eastern . The site is adjacent to the town of in the and within the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest. is situated 6 km north of Watamu.

Village
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 10 km north of Watamu.

Watamu

Latitude
-3.35° or 3° 21′ south
Longitude
40.0166° or 40° 0′ 60″ east
Population
27,900
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
6H82M228+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44910418
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
178245
Wiki­data ID
Q745944
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Zulu—“Watamu” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Watamu”
  • Chinese: “瓦塔穆”
  • Dutch: “Watamu”
  • Finnish: “Watamu”
  • French: “Watamu”
  • Georgian: “უატამუ”
  • German: “Watamu”
  • Irish: “Watamu”
  • Italian: “Watamu”
  • Japanese: “ワタム”
  • Polish: “Watamu”
  • Romanian: “Watamu”
  • Swahili: “Watamu”
  • Swedish: “Watamu”
  • Zulu: “Watamu”

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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 “Watamu”. Photo: Ordercrazy, CC0.