Mpekatoni Ruins
Mpekatoni Ruins is a ruin in Lamu, Coastal Kenya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mpeketoni and Mapenya.
Mpeketoni
Village
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Mpeketoni is a town in Lamu County, on the Kenyan coast. It is a settlement scheme started in the 1960s by the first president of the Republic of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta. The settlement is near a fresh water lake bearing his name. Mpeketoni is situated 4½ km northeast of Mpekatoni Ruins.
Mapenya
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. Mapenya is situated 8 km north of Mpekatoni Ruins.
Mpekatoni Ruins
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Mpekatoni” and “Mpeketoni Ruins”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Lamu, Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-2.42229° or 2° 25′ 20″ southLongitude
40.67854° or 40° 40′ 43″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6H92HMHH+3CGeoNames ID
186166
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