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Mombasa ( / m ə m ˈ b ɑː s ə / ; Kenyan English : [mɔmˈbɑːsə] ) is a city on the coast of Kenya . It is the nation's second-largest city , after the capital Nairobi , with an estimated population of 1.2 million people in 2014. Administratively, Mombasa is the capital of Mombasa County , whose current governor is Hassan Ali Joho .
A regional cultural and economic hub, Mombasa has an extra-large port and an international airport , and is an important regional tourism centre. Located on the east coast of Kenya, in Mombasa County and the former Coast Province , Mombasa's situation on the Indian Ocean made it a historical trading centre, and it has been controlled by many countries because of its strategic location.
The city had a population of 939,370 per the 2009 census. It is located on Mombasa Island and sprawls to the surrounding mainlands. The island is separated from the mainland by two creeks : Tudor Creek and Kilindini Harbour . It is connected to the mainland to the north by the Nyali Bridge , to the south by the Likoni Ferry , and to the west by the Makupa Causeway , alongside which runs the Kenya-Uganda Railway . The port serves both Kenya and countries of the interior, linking them to the ocean. The city i