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mombasa.go.ke. Mombasa ( / mɒmˈbæsə / mom-BASS-ə; also US: /- ˈbɑːsə / -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. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County.
ISO 3166 code. KE-28. Website. mombasa.go.ke. Mombasa County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya. Its capital is Mombasa. In terms of economy it is second after Nairobi. [1] Initially it was one of the former districts of Kenya but in 2013 it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an ...
Material. C50 Posttension girders. Location. The Makupa Causeway Bridge is 457 m long bridge in Kenya that spans the Makupa Causeway, which links Mombasa to the Kenyan mainland. [1] The bridge was opened on 4 August, 2022 by President Uhuru Kenyatta. [2] [3] The bridge has a turning radius of 650m curve. It has 11 spans of 24.60m each.
Mombasa Old Town. / 4.05889°S 39.67639°E / -4.05889; 39.67639. Old Town is an area of Mombasa, Kenya. Situated on the south-east side of Mombasa Island, the Old Town covers an area of 72 hectares (180 acres), and is inhabited by a mix of Swahili, Arab, Asian, Portuguese and British settlers. [1]
Website Kenya Ports Authority. Kilindini Harbour is a large, natural deep-water inlet extending inland from Mombasa, Kenya. It is 25–30 fathoms (46–55 m) at its deepest center, although the controlling depth is the outer channel in the port approaches with a dredged depth of 17.5 m (57 ft). [3] It serves as the harbour for Mombasa, with a ...
History. Originally started in 1970 as Rapid Air, the company was purchased in 1974 and renamed Mombasa Air Services. Based in Mombasa MAS has, since that date, always served the coast tourism industry. An additional MAS company, Malindi Air Services, was created with the purchase of Sunbird Aviation ( Malindi) in 1977.
Administration. Kenya. Largest settlement. Mombasa. Demographics. Population. 146,334 (1999) 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 .
The Northern Corridor includes the Port of Mombasa, the international road network, rail networks, inland waterways and pipeline transport. The core element of the Northern Corridor is the port of Mombasa, the largest port in Kenya, which connects Kenya and five other landlocked countries to the sea and with the world economy.