Majengo, Mombasa

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Majengo
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Majengo
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 4°2′55″S39°40′14″E / 4.04861°S 39.67056°E / -4.04861; 39.67056 Coordinates: 4°2′55″S39°40′14″E / 4.04861°S 39.67056°E / -4.04861; 39.67056
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
County Mombasa County
Population
 (1999)
  Total40,241
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Majengo is a neighborhood of Mombasa, Kenya, located on Mombasa Island. It had a population of 40,241 in 1999.

It is divided between in the Kisauni and Mvita electoral constituencies.


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