Mavueni Explained

Official Name:Mavueni
Pushpin Map:Kenya
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name:Kenya
Subdivision Name1:Kilifi County
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:-3.6818°N 39.8165°W

Mavueni is a neighborhood in the city of Kilifi, in Kenya's Kilifi County.

Location

Mavueni is located at the southern tip of the city of Kilifi, approximately 58km (36miles), by road, north of the port city of Mombasa.[1] The coordinates of Mavueni are: 3°40'54.36"S, 39°48'59.36"E (Latitude:-3.681767; Longitude:39.816489).

Overview

Mavueni is a mixed residential-commercial neighborhood, hosting the main campus of Pwani University, warehouses of Mavueni Enterprises Limited, a branch of Tuskys Supermarkets, Kilifi County Hospital and Mavueni Primary School. As the city of Kilifi expands and as the population increases, the area has seen increasing land disputes.[2] [3]

The Mariakani–Kaloleni–Mavueni Road ends here, approximately 60km (40miles), northeast of Mariakani.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 April 2016 . Globedfeed.com (GFC). GFC . Distance between Mombasa, Kenya and Mavueni Enterprises Limited, Kilifi, Kenya. 7 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Disputes stalk President Uhuru Kenyatta Coast title deNeds . Joseph Masha . and Patrick Beja . 12 September 2013 . 7 April 2016. Nairobi . The Standard (Kenya).
  3. Web site: Now squatters invade land in Kilifi to evict British farmer. Kazungu . Nairobi. 7 April 2016. 8 December 2015 . Samuel . Daily Nation.
  4. Web site: Distance between Mariakani, Kilifi, Kenya and Kilifi Ganze Road Junction, Kilifi, Kenya. Globefeed.com (GFC). GFC. 7 April 2016. 7 April 2016.