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Matuga
Kwale County · Kenya
City population
194,252
#13
in Kenya
#1
in Kwale County
#2,990
worldwide
-4.168, 39.571 · 443 km from Nairobi
About Matuga
Matuga is a city in Kwale County, Kenya with a population of 194,252. It is the 13th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 2,990th largest worldwide. It lies 443 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kwale County
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
-4.168, 39.571
Record updated
16 February 2026
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.