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Mombasa

Eastern Africa

Mombasa is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,311,860 1
Area (sq km)
219.9 1
Founding Year
1593 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
50 1
Latitude
4.05 degrees south 1
Longitude
39.667 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Coastal
Yes 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Kenya, Countries
Source Mombasa (Wikipedia)
Mombasa County, States or Territories

Mombasa is coterminous with and now serves as the capital of Mombasa County, Kenya.

Source Mombasa (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Mombasa County, States or Territories

Mombasa now serves as the capital of Mombasa County.

Source Mombasa (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Mombasa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Mombasa ( mom-BASS-ə; also US: -⁠BAH-sə) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907.
  • Infobox: population_total
    1311860
  • Infobox, Population year
    2020
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    219.9
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -4.05, 39.667
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -4.05, 39.667
  • Infobox, Elevation
    50 m
  • Lead section, capital-of claim
    It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County.
  • Lead
    is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean.
  • Associated With: Kenya, Infobox, Country
    kenya
  • Associated With: Mombasa County, Infobox, County field
    Mombasa County
  • Capital Of: Mombasa County, Infobox, County field (capital-of support)
    Mombasa County
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Mombasa (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1593
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3. GeoNames: Mombasa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 186301
    -4.05466 39.66359 P PPLA KE 37 1208333 20 Africa/Nairobi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 20 m
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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 -4.25, 39.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.25, 39.75
-4.25 39.75 As
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Wikidata: Mombasa
Wikidata Q225641, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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