Mpeketoni
Mpeketoni is a residential area in Lamu, Coastal Kenya and has about 25,000 residents. Mpeketoni is situated nearby to the village Mapenya.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mpeketoni and Mapenya.
Mpeketoni
Village
Photo: MamboAI, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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 3½ 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 7 km north of Mpeketoni.
Mpeketoni
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Lamu, Coastal Kenya, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-2.38265° or 2° 22′ 58″ southLongitude
40.70515° or 40° 42′ 19″ eastPopulation
25,000Open location code
6H92JP84+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 288321950OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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