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Mombasa, Kenya | |
|---|---|
| City and County of Mombasa | |
 Montage of the city of Mombasa | |
| Motto(s): TUNAWEZEK (Unity for Development) | |
  Mombasa, Kenya Location of Mombasa | |
| Coordinates: 4°03′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Mombasa County |
| Founded | 900 A.D. |
| Area | |
| • Land | 219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Urban | 1,208,333[1] |
| • Metro | 3,528,940 |
| Demonym | Mombasanese |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | 020 |
| Website | mombasa.go.ke |
Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya; about 1.3 million people live there. It is a major port city, and has an international airport.
Mombasa has a tropical savanna climate (As in the Köppen climate classification). Mombasa is a tourism-based city.
- ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County Archived 2019-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 7 November 2019.