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 ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,376 views/month).[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 image is recorded as Downtown Mombasa.jpg[7].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as city[8].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as port city[9].
- Mombasa's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
- Mombasa's official language is recorded as Swahili[11].
- Mombasa's official language is recorded as English[12].
- Mombasa's flag image is recorded as Mombasa flag.png[13].
- Mombasa's coat of arms image is recorded as Mombasa County Coat of Arms.png[14].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seattle[15].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Long Beach[16].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fuzhou[17].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu County[18].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Durban[19].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Honolulu[20].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergen[21].
- Mombasa's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lianyungang[22].
- Mombasa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 125477296[23].
- Mombasa's GND ID is recorded as 4040023-2[24].
- Mombasa's locator map image is recorded as Mombasa County in Kenya.svg[25].
- Mombasa's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79055155[26].
- Mombasa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11932515c[27].
Body
Geography
Mombasa is in the country of Kenya[5]. Mombasa is located in Mombasa County[4].
Physical Characteristics
Mombasa's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+294.7'}[28]. Mombasa's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'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[8], port city[9], and big city[10].
History and Context
+1593-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Mombasa[36].
Why It Matters
Mombasa ranks in the top 3% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,376 views/month).[2] Mombasa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Mombasa is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]