-2.272, 40.902 · 467 km from Nairobi
About Lamu
Lamu is a city in Lamu, Kenya with a population of 25,385. It is the 87th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 20,790th largest worldwide. It lies 467 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Lamu
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-2.272, 40.902
Record updated
2023-12-21
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 119 in KenyaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.