Lunga Lunga is a settlement and
Sub-County in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
's
Kwale County
Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town.
Kwale County has an estimated population of 866,820.
Kwale is mainly an inland county, but has a coastline south of ...
. It is situated six kilometers from Kenya's border with Tanzania.
Location
Lunga Lunga is located in extreme southeastern Kenya, at the international border with
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
. This location lies approximately , by road, south of the port city of
Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital status in 1907. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
, the nearest large city.
International border
The town lies at the International border between Tanzania to the south and Kenya to the north. In keeping with
East African Community
The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation in East Africa. The EAC's membership consists of eight states: Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, S ...
recommendations and guidelines, the Lunga Lunga border crossing was converted to a one-stop border crossing. Infrastructure was modified to allow both humans and cargo to be cleared by Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities at one physical location, in real time.
See also
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Ukunda
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Diani Beach
Diani Beach is a beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County.
Tourism
The beach is about long, from the Kongo river in the north to Galu beach in the south (the southern point of reference is an ...
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Msambweni
Msambweni (meaning "land of Msambwe") in Swahili) is a small fishing town and constituency in Kwale County of southeastern Kenya, formerly in Kwale District of Coast Province. The origin of the name, Msambwe (plural Misambwe) refers to a hardy ...
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Kenya`s EAC Border Posts To Be Complete In June
Populated places in Coast Province
Kwale County
Kenya–Tanzania border crossings