Mtwapa Creek
Mtwapa Creek is a tidal creek in Kilifi County, Kenya. Mtwapa Creek is situated nearby to the village Kashani, as well as near Utange.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mtwapa and Mwakirunge.
Mtwapa
Photo: Omondi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mtwapa is in Coastal Kenya. It is a dusty place, about 15 km north of Mombasa and one of the fastest growing communities in Kenya with about 91,000 inhabitants in 2019.
Mwakirunge
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. Mwakirunge is situated 6 km west of Mtwapa Creek.
Bamburi
Village
'Bamburi, from the local bantu words "Ba" and "Mburi", is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland. Bamburi is situated 6 km south of Mtwapa Creek.
Mtwapa Creek
- Type: Tidal creek
- Also known as: “Matapwa River”, “Mto Matawapa”, “Mto Mtwapa”, “Shimola Tewa”, and “Shimole Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Kilifi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-3.94715° or 3° 56′ 50″ southLongitude
39.70516° or 39° 42′ 19″ eastOpen location code
6G8X3P34+43GeoNames ID
186071
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kashani and Utange.
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