Mtwapa
Mtwapa is in Coastal Kenya. It is a dusty place, about 15 km north of Mombasa and one of the fastest growing communities in Kenya with about 91,000 inhabitants in 2019.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shanzu.
Shanzu
Hotel
Shanzu is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. Shanzu is located in Mombasa, off the Mombasa-Malindi highway. Shanzu Beach has a number of popular hotels, bars and restaurants and is within easy reach of Mombasa, Bamburi, Nyali and Mtwapa. Shanzu is situated 3 km south of Mtwapa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jumba la Mtwana and Bamburi.
Jumba la Mtwana
Village
Photo: Omondi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jumba la Mtwana is the site of historical structures and archaeological relics on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya, lying close to the Mtwapa Creek, in Kilifi county, north of Mombasa.
Bamburi
Village
'Bamburi, from the local bantu words "Ba" and "Mburi", is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland. Bamburi is situated 8 km southwest of Mtwapa.
Mtwapa
- Type: Locality
- Location: Kilifi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-3.94166° or 3° 56′ 30″ southLongitude
39.75545° or 39° 45′ 20″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
6G8X3Q54+85GeoNames ID
11912966
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