Mombasa
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Mombasa is a city in Kenya, established in 1593 [1]. It has an area of 294.7 and an elevation of 50 . The head of government is Abdulsamad Shariff Nassir [2]. The city operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone .
Mombasa
Summary
Mombasa is a city[1]. Mombasa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Mombasa was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities[3].
- Mombasa is located in Mombasa County[4].
- Mombasa is in the country of Kenya[5].
- Mombasa's head of government is recorded as Abdulsamad Shariff Nassir[6].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as city[7].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as port city[8].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
- Mombasa's official language is recorded as Swahili[10].
- Mombasa's official language is recorded as English[11].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle[12].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Long Beach[13].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fuzhou[14].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu County[15].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban[16].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu[17].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen[18].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lianyungang[19].
- Mombasa's postal code is recorded as 80100[20].
- Mombasa's Commons category is recorded as Mombasa[21].
- Mombasa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[22].
- Mombasa's local dialing code is recorded as 041[23].
- 1593 marks the founding of Mombasa[24].
- Mombasa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -4.05, 'lon': 39.666666666667}[25].
- Mombasa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Mombasa[26].
- Mombasa's official website is recorded as http://www.mombasa.go.ke/[27].
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Geography
Mombasa is in the country of Kenya[5]. Mombasa is located in Mombasa County[4].
Physical Characteristics
Mombasa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+294.7'}[28]. Mombasa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+50'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1300000'}[30], {'amount': '+1200000'}[31], {'amount': '+1208333'}[32], {'amount': '+939370'}[33], {'amount': '+665018'}[34], and {'amount': '+461753'}[35].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[7], port city[8], and big city[9].
History and Context
1593 marks the founding of Mombasa[24].
Why It Matters
Mombasa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Mombasa is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]