Malindi is a coastal town in Kenya, on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River on the Indian Ocean, about 120 kilometers northeast of Mombasa. It is the largest urban center in Kilifi County, with a population of about 119,859 recorded in the 2019 census.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Connections
Largest City
Source Kilifi County (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Malindi (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 54,000
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -3.219444, longitude 40.116667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 0 m
View the Source2. Malindi (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '13th, 14th century' on 'Malindi'
Lead
Malindi (known as Melinde in antiquity) is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Malindi - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 187968
-3.21799 40.11692 P PPL KE 23 119859 7 Africa/Nairobi
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 7 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 40.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -3.25, 40.25
-3.25 40.25 As
Kilifi County (Wikipedia)
Largest City: Kilifi County, Lead, largest townQuote, Largest City: Kilifi County, Lead, largest town
Its capital is Kilifi and its largest town is Malindi
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