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Watamu
City population
27,857
#86
in Kenya
#5
in Kilifi County
#19,236
worldwide
-3.353, 40.021 · 424 km from Nairobi
About Watamu
Watamu is a city in Kilifi County, Kenya with a population of 27,857. It is the 86th largest of the 119 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kenya, and the 19,236th largest worldwide. It lies 424 km from Nairobi.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#5of 5
Elevation
6 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nairobi
Coordinates
-3.353, 40.021
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.