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 around 10 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.
2½ km northeast of Mguya
Jego
Village
The Coast Province was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010.
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
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = locality
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Mguya” goes by many names.
MguyaDutch
MguyaIrish
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