Kilifi

Kilifi is a coastal town in located in Kilifi County, part of the region. This small town, not very popular with tourists, is beautifully situated on a large bay that extends deep into the land, with a long sandy beach by the sea.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mnarani and Kibarani.

Village
is a settlement in 's in the former . It is located on the Kilifi Creek and just south of Kilifi town, which can be reached by crossing the Kilifi Bridge.

Village
The Coast Province was one of 's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was . is situated 3½ km north of Kilifi.

Kilifi

Latitude
-3.6333° or 3° 37′ 60″ south
Longitude
39.85° or 39° 51′ east
Population
123,000
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
United Nations Location Code
KE KLF
Open location code
6G8X9R8X+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 44992697
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
192067
Wiki­data ID
Q1009199
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Kilifi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كيليفي
  • Asturian: Kilifi
  • Catalan: Kilifi
  • Chinese: 基利菲
  • Danish: Kilifi
  • Dutch: Kilifi
  • Finnish: Kilifi
  • French: Kilifi
  • Georgian: კილიფი
  • German: Kilifi
  • Italian: Kilifi
  • Japanese: キリフィ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kilifi
  • Norwegian: Kilifi
  • Persian: کیلیفی، کنیا
  • Persian: کیلیفی
  • Polish: Kilifi
  • Portuguese: Kilifi
  • Romanian: Kilifi
  • Russian: Килифи
  • South Azerbaijani: کیلیفی، کنیا
  • South Azerbaijani: کیلیفی
  • Spanish: Kilifi
  • Swahili: Kilifi Township
  • Swahili: Kilifi
  • Swedish: Kilifi
  • Tagalog: Kilifi
  • Ukrainian: Кіліфі
  • Urdu: کیلیفی
  • Zulu: Kilifi

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