Port Reitz
Port Reitz is a district of Mombasa, Kenya, and is located north-west of the island. It was named after Lieutenant J. J. Reitz, an officer in the Royal Navy, who became commander or resident of Mombasa in February 1824.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mombasa Terminus and Tsavo Thermal Power Station.
Mombasa Terminus
Railway station
Photo: Macabe5387, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mombasa Terminus is a terminus of the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya located in Miritini, a suburb of Mombasa. The station building is made up of concentric circles and a central tower, representing a ripple in the ocean. Mombasa Terminus is situated 3 km northwest of Port Reitz.
Tsavo Thermal Power Station
Tsavo Thermal Power Station, also Kipevu II Thermal Power Station is a 75 MW, heavy fuel oil-fired thermal power station in Kenya. Tsavo Thermal Power Station is situated 3½ km east of Port Reitz.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chaani and Changamwe.
Chaani
Quarter
Chaani is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. It is bordered by Port Reitz to the west, Changamwe to the north and Kilindini Harbour to the south. It is linked to Mombasa Island by the Kipevu Causeway. Chaani is situated 3 km east of Port Reitz.
Changamwe
Locality
Changamwe is a suburb of Mombasa, in Mombasa County, in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Changamwe is situated 3½ km northeast of Port Reitz.
Miritini
Suburb
Miritini is a suburb of Mombasa, Kenya. It is one of the three county assembly wards in Jomvu Constituency. It had a population of 25934 in 2011. Miritini is situated 4½ km northwest of Port Reitz.
Port Reitz
- Type: Quarter
- Description: place in Mombasa County, Kenya
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Mombasa County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-4.03773° or 4° 2′ 16″ southLongitude
39.60247° or 39° 36′ 9″ eastOpen location code
6G7XXJ62+WXOpenStreetMap ID
node 11522106053OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q7230875
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“Port Reitz” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “赖茨港”
- Dutch: “Port Reitz”
- French: “Port Reitz”
- Italian: “Port Reitz”
- Japanese: “ポート・ライッツ”
- Swahili: “Port Reitz, Kenya”
- Swahili: “Port Reitz”
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