Samburu, Kwale County

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Samburu is a village located in Kwale County, Kenya.

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Administratively, it is one of eight locations of Kwale Samburu division of Kwale County. [1]

Transport

It is served by a station on the national railway network.

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Samburu subcounty should not be confused with Samburu County located elsewhere in Kenya, [1] or Samburu National Reserve, located in that district.

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References

  1. 1 2 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA): Kenya_AdminLevels_1-4
  2. "Altitude.org | Find any altitude". www.altitude.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-09.
  3. https://www.google.com/local?oe=utf8&ie=utf8&num=8&mrt=yp,loc&sll=-3.7786379,39.2789&sspn=0.137031,0.181618&start=0&hl=en&q=Samburu,+Kenya

Coordinates: 03°46′00″S39°17′00″E / 3.76667°S 39.28333°E / -3.76667; 39.28333