Lunga Lunga

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Lunga Lunga
Location of Lunga Lunga
Coordinates: 04°33′18″S39°07′23″E / 4.55500°S 39.12306°E / -4.55500; 39.12306 Coordinates: 04°33′18″S39°07′23″E / 4.55500°S 39.12306°E / -4.55500; 39.12306 [1]
Country Kenya
Province Coast Province
County Kwale County
Population
 (2019) [2]
  Total198,423
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Lunga Lunga is a settlement and Sub-County in Kenya's Kwale County. It is situated just six kilometers from Kenya's border with Tanzania.

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Location

Lunga 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

The 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 is one of those selected to convert to a one-stop crossing. Infrastructure is being modified so that both humans and cargo can be jointly cleared by both Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities at one physical location, in real time. [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Location of Lunga Lunga At Google Maps". Google Maps . Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County; retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. "Road Distance Between Mombasa And Lunga Lunga With Map". Globefeed.com. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. Kamau, Scola (5 April 2014). "Kenya On Track To Complete Five One-Stop Border Posts". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. Masinde, Joshua (30 August 2015). "Kenya Set To Complete Six One-Stop Border Posts". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 27 January 2015.