{{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name =Ukunda |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Ukunda Transitstraße A14 1.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = A14 at Ukunda |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa |pushpin_map_caption = Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa |pushpin_relief = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Kenya}} |subdivision_type1 = County |subdivision_name1 =Kwale County |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =metric--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2019 census |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_urban = 77,686 |population_total = |population_density_km2 = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = EAT |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|04|17|15|S|39|33|58|E|region:KE|display=inline}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- accord. to Google Earth--> <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = [http://www.dianibeach.me Diani Beach - Ukunda] |footnotes = }} thumb|Mwakigwena Primary School
'''Ukunda''' is a coastal town 25.8 km south of Mombasa. It is adjacent to Diani Beach, a major tourist area. The urban population was 77,686 in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukunda (Kwale, Coastal Kenya, Kenya) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/kenya/coast/kwale/0209__ukunda/ |access-date=2024-02-10 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
==Location== Ukunda is located in Kwale County, Coast Province, adjacent and to the immediate west of Diani Beach.<ref>google maps</ref> and {{convert|75.4|km}} north of the town of Lunga Lunga, at the border with Tanzania.<ref>google.maps.com|access-date=18 January 2025| publisher=Google Map}}}}</ref> The coordinates of Ukunda are: 4°17'15.0"S, 39°33'58.0"E (Latitude: -4.287500; Longitude: 39.566111).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/4%C2%B017'15.0%22S+39%C2%B033'58.0%22E/@-4.287706,39.5644301,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0| title=Location of Ukunda At Google Maps|access-date=27 January 2015| publisher=Google Map}}</ref>
==Transport== Highway A-14 starts in Mombasa and runs through Ukunda, continuing south through Lunga Lunga, crossing the border into Tanzania to Tanga, ending just outside Morogoro. Ukunda is served by the Ukunda Airport.
==New businesses== In November 2015, Kenyan print media indicated that Naivas Supermarkets had opened a store in Ukunda at Gate Mall outlets .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/11/23/naivas-opens-branch-in-diani_c1247063|title=Naivas open a store in Ukunda|date=23 November 2015|first=Simon|last=Ciuri|access-date=27 January 2015|newspaper=The star (Nairobi)|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808182310/http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2015/11/23/naivas-opens-branch-in-diani_c1247063|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== * Kwale * Diani Beach * Msambweni * List of supermarket chains in Kenya *Historic Swahili Settlements *Swahili architecture
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==External links== {{Commons category|Ukunda}} *[https://www.kaa.go.ke/airports/ukunda-airstrip About Ukunda Airstrip] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516031421/https://www.kaa.go.ke/airports/ukunda-airstrip |date=2015-05-16 }}
{{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya}} {{Coord|04|17|15|S|39|33|58|E|type:city_region:KE|format=dms|display=title}}
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Category:Swahili people Category:Swahili city-states Category:Swahili culture Category:Populated places in Kwale County