Mkwiro
Mkwiro is a fishing village located on Wasini Island, 2 km off the Kenyan coast. It is easily seen from the shores of Shimoni, Kenya. Mkwiro Primary School is the only school in the village, covering kindergarten and standards one through eight.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wasini Island.
Wasini Island
Island
Photo: FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wasini Island lies off the coast of southeast Kenya 3 kilometres in the Indian Ocean, 75 kilometres south of Mombasa, and 3 kilometres opposite the harbour of the village of Shimoni.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shimoni.
Shimoni
Village
Photo: FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Shimoni is situated 2½ km northwest of Mkwiro.
Mkwiro
- Type: Village
- Description: place in Coast Province, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kwale County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-4.66342° or 4° 39′ 48″ southLongitude
39.39551° or 39° 23′ 44″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
6G7X89PW+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 44928255OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Mkwiro from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Mkwiro” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mkwiro”
- Irish: “Mkwiro”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shimoni and Kwale County.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shimoni Slave Caves and Betty’s Camp.
Kenya: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Nairobi, Mombasa, Mount Kenya, and Lake Turkana.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mkwiro”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.