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Ukunda

Eastern Africa

Ukunda is a coastal town in Kenya, 25.8 kilometres south of Mombasa. It lies adjacent to Diani Beach, a major tourist area on the Indian Ocean coast, and that setting shapes much of the town's role as a gateway to the beach resorts. The urban population was 77,686 in 2019. The source article is brief, so this entry records the town's coastal position, its distance from Mombasa, its relationship to Diani Beach and its census figure, and leaves further history and administrative detail to later research with other sources.

Facts
Population
77,686 1
Population Estimate Year
2019 1
Elevation (m)
30 2
Latitude
4.292898 degrees south 3
Longitude
39.564042 degrees east 3
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
Yes 4
Climate Zone
Tropical 5
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 6
Connections

Largest City

Kwale County, States or Territories
Source Kwale County (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.de
  • Cities, Towns and Urban Centers, census table
    Ukunda CO......... 43,946 60,489 77,686
  • Cities, Towns and Urban Centers, census 2019 column
    Ukunda CO......... 43,946 60,489 77,686
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2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at -4.2929,39.564
OpentopodataElevation lookup, band
Quote, Elevation lookup, band
"elevation"
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3. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Ukunda, Kenya
GeoNames
  • Search result, latitude
    -4.292898 39.564042
  • Search result, longitude
    -4.292898 39.564042
  • Search result, population
    population 77,686
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4. Ukunda (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa.
  • Part Of: Kenya, Lead, country
    Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa.
  • On Continent: Africa, Lead, country and continent
    Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Lead, country and subregion
    Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa.
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5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell -4.25 39.75
Quote, grid cell -4.25 39.75
-4.25 39.75 As
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6. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/Nairobi
Quote, Zone Africa/Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
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Kwale County (Wikipedia)
Largest City: Kwale County, Lead
Quote, Largest City: Kwale County, Lead
Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town.
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