Mokowe is a small town in
Kenya
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Lamu County
Lamu County is a county of Kenya located along the North Coast of the country and is one of the six Coastal Counties in Kenya. Its capital is the town of Lamu. It borders Tana River County to the southwest, Garissa County to the north, Somali ...
in what was previously Coast Province.
Location
Mokowe is located on the
Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway
Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway is a road, under construction in Kenya, connecting the towns of Garsen, Witu and Lamu.
Location
The road starts at Garsen, in Tana River County, pursuing a general easterly direction through Witu to end at Mok ...
, approximately , east of
Garsen
Garsen is a small town located in Tana River County, Kenya. It is on the west bank of the Tana River.
Location
Garsen is located on the banks of the Tana River, in Tana River County, approximately south of Hola, the location of the county headq ...
. It is the last town on the route to the Mokowe Jetty, about away, from where boats leave for
Lamu Island
Lamu Island is a port, city, and island just off the shore of Kenya in the Indian Ocean approximately 150 miles from Mombasa. It is a part of the East African country of Kenya. Lamu was founded in the 12th Century. Lamu is one of the longest esta ...
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
KCB Bank Kenya Limited is a financial services provider headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya, the national banking regulator. The bank has also been running Agency banking model ...
and a branch of Postbank Kenya.
See also
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List of roads in Kenya
The following is a list of national roads in Kenya, under the jurisdiction of the Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA). KenHa classifies International Trunk Roads as Class ‘A’ and National Trunk Roads as Class ‘B’. The list is not exha ...
References
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Populated places in Lamu County
Lamu