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Mwala
City population
181,896
#14
in Kenya
#1
in Machakos County
#3,166
worldwide
-1.353, 37.455 · 71 km from Nairobi
About Mwala
Mwala is a city in Machakos County, Kenya with a population of 181,896. It is the 14th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 3,166th largest worldwide. It lies 71 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 6
Coordinates
-1.353, 37.455
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.