Wundanyi
title: "Wundanyi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-taita-taveta-county", "populated-places-in-kenya", "geography-of-kenya"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wundanyi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wundanyi |
| native_name | |
| pushpin_map | Kenya |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Kenya |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Kenya |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Taita-Taveta County |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2015 Estimate |
| population_total | 62340 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code_type | |
| :: |
|name = Wundanyi
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type =
|motto =
|image_skyline =
|imagesize =
|image_caption =
|image_flag =
|flag_size =
|image_seal =
|seal_size =
|image_map =
|mapsize =
|map_caption =
|pushpin_map =Kenya
|pushpin_label_position =bottom
|pushpin_map_caption =Location in Kenya
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name =Kenya
|subdivision_type1 = County
|subdivision_name1 =Taita-Taveta County
|subdivision_type2 =
|subdivision_name2 =
|subdivision_type3 =
|subdivision_name3 =
|subdivision_type4 =
|subdivision_name4 =
|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title =
|leader_name =
|established_title =
|established_date =
|area_magnitude =
|unit_pref =Imperial
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 =
|area_land_km2 =
|population_as_of = 2015 Estimate
|population_footnotes =
|population_note =
|population_total = 62340
|population_density_km2 =
|timezone = EAT
|utc_offset = +3
|timezone_DST =
|utc_offset_DST =
|coordinates =
|elevation_footnotes = tags--
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft =
|postal_code_type =
|postal_code =
|area_code =
|blank_name =
|blank_info =
|website =
|footnotes =
Wundanyi is a town in the Taita-Taveta County of Kenya. Other urban centres in the county include Voi, Taveta and Mwatate.
Location
Wundanyi is located approximately 17 km north of Mwatate, the county headquarters.{{cite web|last=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mwatate%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Wundanyi%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJ3ZmgJpTeOBgRwQm01Gdjw5M&dt2=ChIJARGoEHYhORgRrZh-bpNk_24 | title=Distance between Mwatate, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya and Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya |access-date=14 September 2016 | date=14 September 2016 |publisher=Globefeed.com}} It is about 40 km west of Voi, the largest town in the county.{{cite web| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Voi%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Wundanyi%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJwUgHhFUpORgRaUxHbrd5KGE&dt2=ChIJARGoEHYhORgRrZh-bpNk_24 | title= Distance between Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya and Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya | access-date=14 September 2016 | date=14 September 2016 | publisher=Globefeed.com| author=Globefeed.com}} Wundanyi is about 195 km north-west of the port of Mombasa, the nearest large city,{{cite web|access-date=14 September 2016 | url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Mombasa%2C%20Mombasa%20County%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Wundanyi%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJfSzAjucSQBgRWtvQNbyLYcs&dt2=ChIJARGoEHYhORgRrZh-bpNk_24 | date=14 September 2016 |title= Distance between Mombasa, Mombasa County, Kenya and Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya | publisher=Globefeed.com | author=Globefeed.com}} and about 368 km south-east of Nairobi, the capital and largest city of Kenya.{{cite web|access-date=14 September 2016 | author=Globefeed.com| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Nairobi%2C%20Nairobi%20County%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Wundanyi%2C%20Taita-Taveta%20County%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJp0lN2HIRLxgRTJKXslQCz_c&dt2=ChIJARGoEHYhORgRrZh-bpNk_24 |publisher=Globefeed.com | date=14 September 2016 | title= Distance between Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya and Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya}} The coordinates of Wundanyi are 03°23'54.0"S. 38°21'37.9"E (Latitude: −3.398329; Longitude: 38.360526).{{google maps| url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/3%C2%B023'54.0%22S+38%C2%B021'37.9%22E/@-3.3983236,38.3583427,449m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d-3.398329!4d38.360526|title=Location of Wundanyi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya| access-date=14 September 2016}}
Overview
The town is a popular base for hiking, while local attractions include the Ngangao Forest, known for its butterflies, Wesu Rock and the Cave of Skulls. Shomoto Hill, across the valley from Wundanyi was the formal place of execution for the Taita.{{cite book|author=Trillo, Richard|date=2010| title=The Rough Guide to Kenya| location=London|publisher=Penguin| page=332|isbn=978-1-84836-137-9}} Wundanyi is the centre of an agricultural area and the surrounding slopes are highly terraced.
Population
In 2011, the population of Taita-Taveta County was quoted at 284,657.{{cite web|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/counties/Taita-Taveta-at-a-glance-/1107872-1165320-b5ngfdz/index.html | title= Taita Taveta at a glance| date=18 May 2011 | access-date=14 September 2016 | newspaper=Daily Nation | location=Nairobi |last=Daily Nation}} As of May 2015, the population of Wundayi town was estimated at 21.9 percent of the county population, about 62,340 people.
References
References
- Taita-Taveta County. (14 September 2016). "Taita-Taveta County Profile". [[Taita-Taveta County.
- (2006). "Kenya".
- HRI}}{{dead link. (February 2024). "Taita-Taveta County: Secondary Data Review". HumanitarianResponse.Info (HRI).
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::