Watamu
Watamu is a small town located approximately 105 km north of Mombasa and about 15 km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay.
- Town with about 27,900 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: human settlement
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Ruins of Gedi
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Watamu
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Latitude
-3.35° or 3° 21′ south
Longitude
40.0166° or 40° 0′ 60″ east
Open location code
6H82M228+2J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Zulu—“Watamu” goes by many names.
WatamuItalian
ワタムJapanese
WatamuPolish
WatamuRomanian
WatamuSwahili
WatamuSwedish
WatamuZulu
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