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== The population of Mtwapa ==
== The population of Mtwapa ==
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Revision as of 10:01, 14 November 2021

Mtwapa
Mtwapa is located in Kenya
Mtwapa
Mtwapa
Location of Mtwapa
Coordinates: 3°57′00″S 39°44′40″E / 3.95000°S 39.74444°E / -3.95000; 39.74444
CountryKenya
CountyKilifi County
DivisionKikambala Division
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
File:Mtwapa Creek Ferry early 1950s.jpg
Mtwapa Creek Ferry, early 1950s
Fresh water tank vehicle (2020)
Copacabana beach at Mtwapa

Mtwapa is a town located in Kenya's Kilifi County. It is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) north of Mombasa on the Mombasa-Malindi road.[1] It is close to the Mombasa Marine National Park and Reserve and Jumba la Mtwana.[2] Two informal settlements in Mtwapa, Majengo and Mzambarauni, are participating in the UN-HABITAT Participatory Slum Upgrading Program.[3] It is run by resident committees and aims to provide every household with drinking water and a toilet.[4][5]

Mtwapa is also a destination for sex tourism, including child sex tourism.[6][7]

The population of Mtwapa

The population growth is shown in the following table.[8]

        Year         Population
1999 18.397
2009 48.426
2019 90.677

Climate

Mtwapa has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen: As). The rainiest months are April, May, June and October–November.

climate in mtwapa

References

  1. ^ "Mombasa to B8".
  2. ^ "Mtwapa - Information Guide Mtwapa City Mombasa Coast". 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-03-04. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Mtwapa Informal Settlement Upgrading Programme: Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme". www.urbanagendaplatform.org. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Slum Almanac 2015/2016 Tracking Improvement in the Lives of Slum Dwellers" (PDF). UN-HABITAT. p. 49. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "UN-Habitat project transform informal settlements into sustainable communities". UN-Water. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Child sex tourism thriving in Kenya's port city of Mombasa". ABC News. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ^ Standard, The. "Inside the dark trade of child sex tourism". The Standard. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Kenia: Provinzen, Städte, Gemeinden & Urbane Zentren - Einwohnerzahlen in Karten und Tabellen".
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