Mguya
Mguya is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province. For the Mpondomise, the Mguya is also a ritual that celebrates authority and fertility, and that reaffirms the heroic status of chiefs as the descendants of men who slew leopards and who brought nourishing rains.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of 6 metres (20 feet)
- Description: place in Coast Province, Kenya
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kikwezani and Kaufumbani.
Kaufumbani
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. Kaufumbani is situated 2½ km northeast of Mguya.
Jego
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. Jego is situated 2½ km northwest of Mguya.
Mguya
- Category: human settlement
- Location
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Latitude
-4.66673° or 4° 40′ 0″ south
Longitude
39.2° or 39° 12′ east
Open location code
6G7X85MX+8X
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Mguya” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Mguya”
- Irish: “Mguya”
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