Ukunda
Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa. It is adjacent to Diani Beach, a major tourist area. The urban population was 77,686 in 2019.- Type: Town with 100,000 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Ukundu”
- Postal code: 80400
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ukunda Airport.
Ukunda Airport
Aerodrome
Ukunda Airport is a regional airport near Diani Beach in Kwale County, Kenya. The airport serves the local areas of Diani, Ukunda, Tiwi and Msambweni. The airport is unofficially known as Diani airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diani Beach and Magutu.
Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a resort area on the Indian Ocean in Kenya, 30 km south of Mombasa. It is the most tourist-oriented beach of the so-called South Coast. It is separated from the Tiwi Beach to the north by the Kongo River.Magutu
Village
The Central Province was a region in central Kenya until 2013, when Kenya's provinces were replaced by a system of counties. It covered an area of 11,449 km2 and was located to the north of Nairobi and west of Mount Kenya.
Tiwi
Village
Tiwi is a small settlement and beach resort in Kenya. It is located north of Diani Beach, and is approximately 17 kilometres south of Mombasa. The area is served by Ukunda Airport and the A14 road via the Likoni Ferry from Mombasa. Tiwi is situated 5 km north of Ukunda.
Ukunda
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kwale County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.2814° or 4° 16′ 53″ south
Longitude
39.5662° or 39° 33′ 58″ east
Population
100,000
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
IATA airport code
UKA
United Nations Location Code
KE UKA
Open location code
6G7XPH98+CF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Zulu—“Ukunda” goes by many names.
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