Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya
Consolidated city-county
City and County of Mombasa
Montage of the city of Mombasa
Motto(s):  TUNAWEZEK (Unity for Development)
Mombasa, Kenya Location of Mombasa
Coordinates: 4°03′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E / -4.050; 39.667
Country	Kenya
County	Mombasa County
Founded	900 A.D.
Area
• Land	219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Urban	1,208,333[1]
• Metro	3,528,940
Demonym	Mombasanese
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	020
Website	mombasa.go.ke

Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya; about 1.3 million people live there. It is a major port city, and has an international airport.

Mombasa has a tropical savanna climate (As in the Köppen climate classification). Mombasa is a tourism-based city.

1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County Archived 2019-11-13 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 7 November 2019.