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Malindi
Sign in to saveMalindi (known as Melinde in antiquity) is a is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 119,859 as of the 2019 census. It is the largest urban centre in Kilifi County.
Malindi is a coastal town in Kenya on the Indian Ocean, located about 120 kilometers northeast of Mombasa at the mouth of the Galana River. With a population of approximately 120,000 people as of 2019, it serves as the largest urban center in Kilifi County.
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Place details
- Locality
- Malindi Town ward
- Region
- Kilifi
- Country
- Kenya
- Population
- 119,859
- Timezone
- Africa/Nairobi
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.established_title1
- Re-settled
- Settlement.official_name
- Malindi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Pillar of Vasco da Gama.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vasco da Gama Pillar and Indian Ocean
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kilifi County
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th – 14th century
- Settlement.established_date1
- 1861
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
- 119859
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 54000
- Elevation
- 0
- Image
- Pillar of Vasco da Gama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Malindi
- postal code
- 80200
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Travel guide
Understand
Malindi has very nice hotels, visited mostly by Italian tourists. The beaches of Malindi are not as spectacular as the Watamu beaches (25 km to the south), and a disadvantage is that the sea is often coffee brown from the Sabaki River, which is not the case in Watamu.
Get around
Hire a tuk-tuk (three-wheeled taxi): most journeys cost Ksh 200 (shillings) or motorbike taxi at Ksh 100. Cheaper, greener and even more fun is a bicycle boda boda (ride pillion on the cushion over the back wheel) but disappears because of motorbike taxi. Normal taxis are the safest and most comfortable transport, and for your safety should be preferred over tuk-tuks and motorbike taxis at night.
See
thumb|Vasco da Gama pillar thumb|Portuguese chapel|alt=Church Malindi.JPG
Buy
thumb|Town centre Malindi Town is mostly clogged with traffic, which makes shopping a bit stressful, while in Watamu it's much more relaxed. There is a curio (tourist) market, close to the pier. On the main market in the old town, all kinds of foodstuffs are available. 7 To 7 Supermarket. Lamu road. 7AM-7PM. Wide variety or goods for sale. Sells cheese. Reasonable prices.
Sleep
thumb|Mida Creek|alt=Watamu Mida Creek 5.jpg Accommodation in Malindi is not expensive but it's recommended that you get a guest house.
There are many hotels at good rates:
Connect
thumb|Marafa - Hell's Kitchen Internet and telephone: are In most hotels there is Wifi, often however only at the front desk. If you want to be independent of the hotel network, or you need a faster network, there are three Kenyan network providers Safaricom , Airtel, Telkom. These offer Internet bundles and also SIM cards for mobile phones. Passport is required for registration. If you often have to call home or for business, a Kenyan sim card is very worthwhile too for the phone. The main Airtel store in Malindi is along Lamu Road. Airtel and Telekom have 10 GB of data good for 30 days for Ksh 1000.
Go next
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: . . Mtwapa: A town 20 km north of Mombasa, where many European life and a centre of night life Mombasa: A must-see location and most important town on the coast Lamu: It has retained its historic character as the oldest continually inhabited town in the country and one of the most important Swahili settlements.
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Article
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- Overview
- History
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- Local governance
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
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