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Mombasa Island is a 5 by 3 km (3.1 by 1.9 mi) coral outcrop located on Kenya's coast on the Indian Ocean, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Part of the city of Mombasa is located on the island, including the Old Town .
It is south of Mombasa Island and is made up of mostly Swahili and non-Swahili Bantu tribes. The ferry was the target of the Likoni Riots of 1997. The Liwatoni Pedestrian Floating Bridge was built and designed to ease pressure on the Likoni ferry crossing by taking up most of the foot traffic, leaving the ferries to serve vehicular and cargo ...
Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve is a marine park and national reserve in Mombasa, Kenya. The park is 10 km 2 (2,500 acres) while the reserve is 200 km 2 (49,400 acres). [ 1 ]
Fort Jesus (Portuguese: Forte Jesus de Mombaça) is a fort located on Mombasa Island. Designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Cairati, [1] it was built between 1593 and 1596 by order of King Felipe II of Spain, who also reigned as King Filipe I of Portugal and the Algarves, to guard the Old Port of Mombasa.
Mombasa is an urban city county and for this reason, there is a large population of both local and immigrant communities. The local communities include the Mijikenda, Swahili and Kenyan Arabs. The Mijikenda is the largest community in Mombasa County making up almost 35% of the total population in the county.
1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established. 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built. [4] 1962 - Population: 179,575 urban agglomeration. [25] 1962 - 1963 David Kayanda becomes the first African Mayor of Mombasa. Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor. [26] Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya. 1973 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground ...
In 2013, as Mombasa District, being in existence since the colonial period, was converted into one of the 47 counties. [2] The district and the town are divided into four divisions namely: Mombasa Island – 14.1 km 2; Changamwe – 54.5 km 2; Likoni – 51.3 km 2; Kisauni - 109.7 km 2; The district had four constituencies: Changamwe Constituency
The headquarters of KPA are located off of Mbaraki Road, in the Mbaraki neighborhood, on Mombasa Island, in Mombasa, on the Kenyan Indian Ocean coast. [3] The coordinates of the headquarters of Kenya Ports Authority are 04°04'13.0"S, 39°39'52.0"E (Latitude:-4.070267; Longitude:39.664452). [4]