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Msambweni

Eastern Africa

Msambweni is a town in Kwale County, Kenya, which the census tables compiled by City Population place in the former Coast Province. GeoNames locates it at 4.46 degrees south and 39.48 degrees east, at about 19 metres above sea level, in the Africa/Nairobi time zone, which is UTC+03:00. The 2019 census counted 14,951 inhabitants, against 12,503 at the 2009 census, a rise to about 1.2 times the earlier figure in ten years.

Facts
Population
14,951 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
19 2
Latitude
4.4619 degrees south 2
Longitude
39.48265 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Table row, population of the 2019-08-24 census
    CO............ 12,503 14,951
  • Table row, census date 2019-08-24
    CO............ 12,503 14,951
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2. GeoNames: Msambweni
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 14,951
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone Africa/Nairobi
  • GeoNames page, SRTM3 elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 19 m
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -4.46190, 39.48265
  • SRTM3 elevation
    SRTM3 19 m
  • Part Of: Kenya, GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
  • On Continent: Africa, GeoNames page, breadcrumb
    Africa › Kenya KE
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), GeoNames page, country hierarchy
    Kenya KE Country
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3. Msambweni (Wikipedia)
Lead, coastal setting
Quote, Lead, coastal setting
Because of its reef and extensive beaches, the snorkeling industry is gaining in popularity in Msambweni
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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
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-4.25 39.25 As
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