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Mombasa County

Mombasa District was one of the districts of . Its capital and the only town was . By 2009, Kenya was divided into eight provinces, which are subdivided into 71 districts.
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  • Type: administrative territorial entity with 1,210,000 residents
  • Description: former district of Kenya
  • Also known as: “Mombasa District” and “蒙巴薩縣”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Jesus and MEWA Hospital.

Photo: Zeljko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fort located on . Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of . is situated 5 km south of Mombasa County.

Hospital
is a hospital in , Kenya. It is a project of the Muslim Education and Welfare Association and provides in-patient and out-patient services operating 24 hours a day.

Bridge
Photo: Christian odhiambo akuku, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is 457 m long bridge in that spans the , which links to the Kenyan mainland. The bridge was opened on 4 August 2022 by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mombasa and Nyali.

Photo: CT Cooper, CC BY 3.0.
with a population of 1.2 million, is the second-largest city in Kenya and its main port city. It is particularly known for its warm and sunny climate, white beaches and coral reef diving.

Suburb
Photo: FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a residential area and Sub-County within , located on the mainland north of Mombasa County. It is connected to Mombasa Island by the New Bridge. is situated 5 km southeast of Mombasa County.

Quarter
Photo: Shiraz Chakera, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Old Town of Mombasa, also known as Mji Wa Kale, is the old part of , the main city of Mombasa County in . Situated on the south-east side of , the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares, and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Persian, Indian, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers.

Mombasa County

Latitude
-4.02° or 4° 1′ 12″ south
Longitude
39.6667° or 39° 40′ east
Population
1,210,000
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
6G7XXMJ8+2M
Geo­Names ID
186298
Wiki­data ID
Q122878614
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Satellite Map

Discover Mombasa County from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Zulu—“Mombasa County” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Мамбаса”
  • Cebuano: “Mombasa”
  • Chinese: “蒙巴萨县”
  • Dutch: “Mombasa District”
  • Finnish: “Mombasan piirikunta”
  • French: “Mombasa District”
  • German: “Mombasa District”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Μομπάσα”
  • Hebrew: “מומבסה”
  • Indonesian: “County Mombasa”
  • Italian: “contea di Mombasa”
  • Japanese: “モンバサ”
  • Korean: “몸바사현”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Mombasa Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Mombasa fylke”
  • Persian: “شهرستان مومباسا”
  • Polish: “Mombasa”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Mombaça”
  • Russian: “Момбаса”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Mombasa”
  • Swahili: “Kaunti ya Mombasa”
  • Ukrainian: “Момбаса”
  • Urdu: “ممباسا کاؤنٹی”
  • Vietnamese: “Mombasa”
  • Welsh: “Sir Mombasa”
  • Zulu: “Mombasa County”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ras Saadi and Ras Manyimbo.

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