Malindi

For the town in Mangochi District, on the shores of Lake Malawi, see Malindi, Malawi.

Malindi
Municipality
Vasco da Gama Pillar and Indian Ocean
Vasco da Gama Pillar and Indian Ocean
Malindi is located in Kenya
Malindi
Malindi
Location within Kenya
Malindi is located in Horn of Africa
Malindi
Malindi
Location within the Horn of Africa
Malindi is located in Africa
Malindi
Malindi
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 3°13′25″S 40°7′48″E / 3.22361°S 40.13000°E / -3.22361; 40.13000
Country Kenya
CountyKilifi County
Founded13th – 14th century
Re-settled1861
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
119,859
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Sabaki 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.[1] It is the largest urban centre in Kilifi County.

  1. ^ a b "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.