Mokowe Explained

Official Name:Mokowe
Pushpin Map:Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name:Kenya
Subdivision Name1:Lamu County
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:-2.2367°N 40.855°W
Elevation Ft:3

Mokowe is a small town in Kenya's Lamu County in what was previously Coast Province.

Location

Mokowe is located on the Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway, approximately 120km (80miles), east of Garsen.[1] It is the last town on the route to the Mokowe Jetty, about 3.5km (02.2miles) away,[2] from where boats leave for Lamu Island and the rest of the Lamu archipelago. The coordinates of Mokowe are 2°14'12.0"S, 40°51'18.0"E (Latitude:-2.236663; Longitude:40.854991).

Overview

The main health facility is Mokowe Health Centre. The town also has a post office, a police station, a branch of Kenya Commercial Bank and a branch of Postbank Kenya.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 April 2016. Distance between Garsen Primary School, Garsen, Kenya and Mokowe, Lamu, Kenya. Globefeed.com (GFC). 9 April 2016 . GFC.
  2. Web site: Distance between Mokowe, Lamu, Kenya and Kikoni Landing Site, C112, Lamu, Kenya. Globefeed.com (GFC) . GFC. 9 April 2016 . 9 April 2016.