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Mombasa

Mombasa County · Kenya
City population
1,208,333
#3
in Kenya
#1
in Mombasa County
#437
worldwide
NairobiMombasa
-4.055, 39.664 · 442 km from Nairobi
City population
1,208,333
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Kenya
#3
of 119 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#437
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Kenya
2.1%
of the national population

About Mombasa

Kenya's third-largest city accounts for 2.1% of the national population. The city proper holds 1,208,333 residents, sitting 442 km from Nairobi. Jomvu lies 10 km away with 163,415 people; Matuga is 16 km distant at 194,252; Mtwapa reaches 90,677 at the same distance.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Kenya
#3of 119
LargestSmallest
Position in Mombasa County
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Kenya
Region
Mombasa County
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
442 km
to Nairobi
Elevation
20 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-4.055, 39.664
Record updated
2022-09-26
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 Kenya

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

10KMJomvu163K people16KMMtwapa91K people16KMMazeras16K people16KMMatuga194K people29KMUkunda78K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Mombasa1.21M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Mombasa compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Mombasa1.21M

Mombasa Population FAQ

What is the population of Mombasa?

Mombasa has a city population of 1,208,333. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Mombasa?

Mombasa is in Mombasa County, Kenya, 442 km from the capital, Nairobi. Its coordinates are -4.055, 39.664.

How big is Mombasa compared with other cities in Kenya?

It is the 3rd largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, holding 2.1% of the national population.

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