Mpeketoni
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mapenya and Ndambwe.
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 4½ km north of Mpeketoni.
Ndambwe
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. Ndambwe is situated 8 km north of Mpeketoni.
Kiongwe
Village
Kiongwe is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province. Lying on the shore of the Indian Ocean it serves as a popular coastal tourism centre. The settlement has a population of 845 people as per the 2015 census. Kiongwe is situated 9 km east of Mpeketoni.
Mpeketoni
- Type: Village with 5,960 residents
- Description: town in Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lamu, Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-2.38966° or 2° 23′ 23″ southLongitude
40.69872° or 40° 41′ 55″ eastPopulation
5,960Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
6H92JM6X+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 2509778988OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
10340477Wikidata ID
Q7193568
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