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Ashuwei, Lamu, Kenya


Alternative Names:Ashuwei
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Lamu County, Kenya
Region:Lamu, Kenya
Latitude:1° 56' 29" S
Longitude:41° 19' 19" E
Lat/Long (dec):-1.94151,41.32196
Köppen climate type:As : Tropical dry savanna climate
Mindat Feature ID:200825
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:200825:7
GUID:0
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Mindat.org localities near to this feature


LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Jumba (Jumboo), Lower Juba Region (Jubbada Hoose Gobol), Jubaland Autonomous Region, Somalia0° 14' 54" S42° 37' 7" E237.1km (147.3 miles)
Vitengeni, Kilifi County, Kenya3° 21' 59" S39° 43' 0" E238.5km (148.2 miles)
Kinangoni mine, Kinangoni Hill, Kilifi County, Kenya3° 50' 56" S39° 38' 56" E281.9km (175.2 miles)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Lamu Embayment basin, African PlateBasin
South Azania, African PlateOrogenic Belt
KenyaCountry
Lamu County, KenyaCounty
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Kenya, Lamu118.21.0.0.0.0
Kenya, Lamu, Lamu East118.21.132.0.0.0
Kenya, Lamu, Lamu East, Kiunga118.21.132.636.0.0
 
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