Shimoni
Shimoni is a port village and tourist destination in Lunga Lunga Constituency, Kwale County. It is in southeastern Kenya near the border with Tanzania and directly across from Wasini Island.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Wasini Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mkwiro.
Mkwiro
Village
Mkwiro is a fishing village located on Wasini Island, 2 km off the Kenyan coast. Mkwiro is situated 2½ km southeast of Shimoni.
Shimoni
- Type: Village with 2,370 residents
- Description: place in Kwale, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kwale County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.6441° or 4° 38′ 39″ south
Longitude
39.3814° or 39° 22′ 53″ east
Population
2,370
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
UN/LOCODE
KE SMN
Open location code
6G7X994J+9H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Zulu—“Shimoni” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shimoni”
- Chinese: “希莫尼”
- Dutch: “Shimoni”
- Finnish: “Shimoni”
- French: “Shimoni”
- Irish: “Shimoni”
- Italian: “Shimoni”
- Polish: “Shimoni”
- Romanian: “Shimoni”
- Swahili: “Shimoni”
- Swedish: “Shimoni”
- Zulu: “Shimoni”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Shimoni and Kwale County.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Shimoni Slave Caves and Betty’s Camp.
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