Takaungu

Takaungu is a historic Swahili town located on the Kenyan Coast between and , in . It is 10 kilometres south of the town of , in the Kikambala division.
  • Village with 10,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 metres (52 feet)
  • Description: small village on the Kenyan coast

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mnarani and Mkongani.
is a settlement in 's in the former . is situated 4½ km north of Takaungu.
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. is situated 6 km west of Takaungu.
is a coastal town in located in County, part of the region.

Takaungu

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Latitude
-3.6833° or 3° 40′ 60″ south
Longitude
39.85° or 39° 51′ east
Open location code
6G8X8R8X+MX
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Takaungu” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “طقنجة”
  • Bulgarian: “Такаунгу”
  • Cebuano: “Takaungu”
  • Chinese: “塔卡温古”
  • Chinese: “塔卡溫古”
  • Dutch: “Takaungu”
  • Fulah: “Takaungu”
  • Irish: “Takaungu”
  • Polish: “Takaungu”
  • Romanian: “Takaungu”
  • Russian: “Такаунгу”
  • Spanish: “Takaungu”
  • Swahili: “Takaungu”
  • Swedish: “Takaungu”
  • Zulu: “Takaungu”

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