Kismayo: facts

At a glance

• Country: Somalia
• Region: Lower Juba
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 234,852
• Coordinates: 0.3582° S, 42.5454° E
• Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (SOS)
• Distance to the capital, Mogadishu: 410 km (254 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Manda Airport (LAU, Kenya): 278 km (173 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Xerada Dhalinta Kacaanka: 16 km (10 mi)
• Yaaq Buulle: 16 km (10 mi)
• Xerada Karaashka: 17 km (11 mi)
• Xaar-Xaar: 21 km (13 mi)
• Xaaji Cali: 22 km (14 mi)