page_title: Mombasa
section_title: Culture
hierarchical_section_title: Mombasa / Culture
caption_attribution_description: Kiswahili: Kumbukumbu ya askari Waafrika waliopigania vita kuu I kwa Uingereza: Sanamu ya Mombasa inaonyesha mpelelezi (scout), askari Mwarabu, askari wa KAR na mpagazi
context_page_description: Mombasa is a coastal city of Kenya along the Indian Ocean. The city is known as the white and blue city in Kenya. It is the country's oldest and second-largest city, with a population of about 1,208,333 people according to the 2019 census. Its metropolitan region is the second-largest in the country, and has a population of 3,528,940 people.
  Mombasa is a tourism-based city; it has an extra-large port and an international airport, and is an important regional tourism center. Located on the east coast of Kenya, it also is the home of one of the State House, and is considered by some as a second capital in all but name. In 2018 the local government released an edict in which the city was painted white with blue accents and the old town was painted yellow. In Mombasa County and the former Coast Province, Mombasa's situation on the Indian Ocean made it a historical trading center, and it has been controlled by many countries because of its strategic location.
context_section_description: A major cultural hub in Kenya and the African Great Lakes, Mombasa's proximity to Zanzibar, Nairobi and the Indian subcontinent, as well as its large shipping and maritime industries gives it a diverse mosaic of cultures. Music is a main feature of Mombasa's culture.
caption: Askari monument Mombasa
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