Ukunda
Ukunda | |
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Coordinates: 04°17′15″S 39°33′58″E / 4.28750°S 39.56611°E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Kwale County |
Population (2019 census) | |
• Urban | 77,686 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Website | Diani Beach - Ukunda |
Ukunda is a coastal town 25.8 south of Mombasa. It is adjacent to Diani Beach, a major tourist area. The urban population was 77,686 in 2019.[1]
Location
[edit]Ukunda is located in Kwale County, Coast Province, adjacent and to the immediate west of Diani Beach.[2] and 75.4 kilometres (46.9 mi) north of the town of Lunga Lunga, at the border with Tanzania.[3] The coordinates of Ukunda are: 4°17'15.0"S, 39°33'58.0"E (Latitude: -4.287500; Longitude: 39.566111).[4]
Transport
[edit]Highway A-14 starts in Mombasa and runs through Ukunda, continuing south through Lunga Lunga, crossing the border into Tanzania to Tanga, ending just outside Morogoro. Ukunda is served by the Ukunda Airport.
New businesses
[edit]In November 2015, Kenyan print media indicated that Naivas Supermarkets had opened a store in Ukunda at Gate Mall outlets .[5]
See also
[edit]- Kwale
- Diani Beach
- Msambweni
- List of supermarket chains in Kenya
- Historic Swahili Settlements
- Swahili architecture
References
[edit]- ^ "Ukunda (Kwale, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ google maps
- ^ google.maps.com|access-date=18 January 2025| publisher=Google Map}}}}
- ^ "Location of Ukunda At Google Maps". Google Map. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Ciuri, Simon (23 November 2015). "Naivas open a store in Ukunda". The star (Nairobi). Retrieved 27 January 2015.