Malindi | |
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![]() Vasco da Gama Pillar and Indian Ocean | |
Coordinates: 3°13′25″S 40°7′48″E / 3.22361°S 40.13000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Kilifi County |
Founded | 13th – 14th century |
Re-settled | 1861 |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 119,859 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Sabaki River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 119,859 as of the 2019 census.[1] It is the largest urban centre in Kilifi County.