Ramisi
misi | |
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Nickname: misi | |
Coordinates: 4°31′31″S 39°23′51″E / 4.52528°S 39.39750°E | |
Country | Kenya |
Province | Kwale County |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ramisi is a small town and ward in the Msambweni Constituency of Kwale County, southeastern Kenya, close to the Tanzanian border. A sugar processing factory is located in Ramisi, named the Kwale International Sugar Factory.[1][2][3] Ramisi also has several schools. The Ramisi river flows to the west of the town.
Dr Mulji Modha (1939-2016) spent considerable time growing up in Ramisi. He came to love the wildlife around the sugar plantations, forests and rivers around Ramisi and eventually went on to become a leading authority in the world on crocodiles.[4]