{"id":124,"date":"2013-07-20T13:39:40","date_gmt":"2013-07-20T13:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/kkk\/?page_id=124"},"modified":"2013-07-20T13:39:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-20T13:39:40","slug":"mombasa-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/kenya\/towns-cities-kenya\/mombasa-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Mombasa City"},"content":{"rendered":"

View Mombasa City Main Features<\/a> in a larger map<\/small>
\nLocation<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mombasa City located along the shores of the Indian Ocean is the second largest city of the Republic of Kenya and chief port. Mombasa is located on 42’60.000″S 3940’0.120″E and occupies an area of 212.5 km\u00b2 and is <\/span>441.38 <\/span><\/strong>km away from Nairobi.<\/span><\/p>\n

History<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Mombasa\u2019s original Arabic name is \u201cManbasa\u201d and in Kiswahili it is called \u201cKisiwa Cha Mvita\u201d, which means “Island of War”, due to the many changes in its ownership most of them involving war. The City is also the headquarters of Mombasa County. Mombasa became the capital of the coastal Protectorate of Kenya in 1920. On December 12, 1963 it became part of newly independent Kenya.<\/span><\/p>\n

Population<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Mombasa City had a population of 939,370 people in 2009.<\/p>\n

Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mombasa is linked to other parts of Kenya by good road network, <\/span>Moi International Airport<\/a>, cruise ships, ferry services and the railway. Minibuses, motorbikes and Tuk-tuks – Vespa vans are used for commuting within the city. Kenya Ferry Services connect to Likoni in the south coast as there is no bridge. <\/span><\/p>\n

Administration<\/span><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

Mombasa is a county<\/a> and it is divided into four divisions;<\/span><\/p>\n