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'''Mtwapa''' is a town located in [[Kenya]]'s [[Kilifi County]]. It is situated approximately {{convert|10|miles}} north of [[Mombasa]] on the [[Mombasa-Malindi road]]. It is close to the [[Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve]] and [[Jumba la Mtwana]].<ref name="Info">{{cite web |title=Mtwapa - Information Guide Mtwapa City Mombasa Coast |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304143129/http://www.mtwapa.info/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=18 April 2021 |date=4 March 2011}}</ref> Two informal settlements in Mtwapa, [[Majengo]] and [[Mzambarauni]] are participating in the [[UN-HABITAT]] Participatory Slum Upgrading Program. It is run by resident committees.<ref name="UN-HABITAT">{{cite web |title=Slum Almanac 2015/2016 Tracking Improvement in the Lives of Slum Dwellers |url=https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/download-manager-files/Slum%20Almanac%202015-2016_PSUP.pdf |website=UN-HABITAT |access-date=18 April 2021 |page=49}}</ref> |
'''Mtwapa''' is a town located in [[Kenya]]'s [[Kilifi County]]. It is situated approximately {{convert|10|miles}} north of [[Mombasa]] on the [[Mombasa-Malindi road]]. It is close to the [[Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve]] and [[Jumba la Mtwana]].<ref name="Info">{{cite web |title=Mtwapa - Information Guide Mtwapa City Mombasa Coast |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304143129/http://www.mtwapa.info/ |website=web.archive.org |access-date=18 April 2021 |date=4 March 2011}}</ref> Two informal settlements in Mtwapa, [[Majengo, Mombasa|Majengo]] and [[Mzambarauni]] are participating in the [[UN-HABITAT]] Participatory Slum Upgrading Program.<ref name="UAP">{{cite web |title=Mtwapa Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme |url=https://www.urbanagendaplatform.org/best-practice/mtwapa-informal-settlement-upgrading-programme-participatory-slum-upgrading-programme |website=www.urbanagendaplatform.org |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> It is run by resident committees.<ref name="UN-HABITAT">{{cite web |title=Slum Almanac 2015/2016 Tracking Improvement in the Lives of Slum Dwellers |url=https://unhabitat.org/sites/default/files/download-manager-files/Slum%20Almanac%202015-2016_PSUP.pdf |website=UN-HABITAT |access-date=18 April 2021 |page=49}}</ref> |
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Mtwapa is also a destination for [[sex tourism]], including [[child sex tourism]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Child sex tourism thriving in Kenya's port city of Mombasa|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-19/child-sex-tourism-thriving-in-kenyas-port-city-of-mombasa/6333440?pfmredir=sm|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=ABC News|date=19 March 2015|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Standard|first1=The|title=Inside the dark trade of child sex tourism|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000054242/inside-the-dark-trade-of-child-sex-tourism|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=The Standard|language=en}}</ref> |
Mtwapa is also a destination for [[sex tourism]], including [[child sex tourism]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Child sex tourism thriving in Kenya's port city of Mombasa|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-19/child-sex-tourism-thriving-in-kenyas-port-city-of-mombasa/6333440?pfmredir=sm|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=ABC News|date=19 March 2015|language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Standard|first1=The|title=Inside the dark trade of child sex tourism|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000054242/inside-the-dark-trade-of-child-sex-tourism|accessdate=31 January 2017|work=The Standard|language=en}}</ref> |
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| Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 39°44′40″E / 3.95000°S 39.74444°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Kilifi County |
| Division | Kikambala Division |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mtwapa is a town located in Kenya's Kilifi County. It is situated approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of Mombasa on the Mombasa-Malindi road. It is close to the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve and Jumba la Mtwana.[1] Two informal settlements in Mtwapa, Majengo and Mzambarauni are participating in the UN-HABITAT Participatory Slum Upgrading Program.[2] It is run by resident committees.[3]
Mtwapa is also a destination for sex tourism, including child sex tourism.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Mtwapa - Information Guide Mtwapa City Mombasa Coast". web.archive.org. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Mtwapa Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme". www.urbanagendaplatform.org. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Slum Almanac 2015/2016 Tracking Improvement in the Lives of Slum Dwellers" (PDF). UN-HABITAT. p. 49. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Child sex tourism thriving in Kenya's port city of Mombasa". ABC News. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Standard, The. "Inside the dark trade of child sex tourism". The Standard. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
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