'Bamburi/ˌbæmˈbɜːriː/ (Swahili: [ɓɑ'ᵐburi]), from the local bantu words "Ba" (People) and "Mburi" (Goat), is a commercial, industrial and local electoral, administrative and a tourist and residential area on the Kenyan north-coast which extends from the coastline on the Indian Ocean to the surrounding middle and low-income settlements on the mainland.

It is a cultural melting pot, with a pulsating night life, especially the area between Front Line and the Bamburi Cement Ltd factory, populated by a line of clubs, sports pubs, eateries and small businesses.

In 1971, Rene Haller transformed parts of the cement and quarry complex into a nature reserve which was eventually named after him.

[1] The 11 km2 area holds a variety of native game, and (prior to 2007) the highly covered attraction of Owen and Mzee – the friendship of a hippopotamus and a tortoise.

Bamburi is reached by bus or matatu from Mombasa island en route to Mtwapa or Malindi.