Lunga Lunga is a settlement and Sub-County in Kenya's Kwale County. It is situated six kilometers from Kenya's border with Tanzania.
Lunga Lunga | |
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  Lunga Lunga Location of Lunga Lunga | |
| Coordinates: 04°33′18″S 39°07′23″E / 4.55500°S 39.12306°E[1] | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Province | Coast Province |
| County | Kwale County |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 198,423 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Location
editLunga Lunga is located in extreme southeastern Kenya, at the international border with Tanzania. This location lies approximately 102 kilometres (63 mi), by road, south of the port city of Mombasa, the nearest large city.[3]
International border
editThe town lies at the International border between Tanzania to the south and Kenya to the north. In keeping with East African Community recommendations and guidelines, the Lunga Lunga border crossing was converted to a one-stop border crossing. Infrastructure was modified to allow both humans and cargo to be cleared by Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities at one physical location, in real time.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Location of Lunga Lunga At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County; retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Mombasa And Lunga Lunga With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Kamau, Scola (5 April 2014). "Kenya On Track To Complete Five One-Stop Border Posts". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Masinde, Joshua (30 August 2015). "Kenya Set To Complete Six One-Stop Border Posts". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 27 January 2015.