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{{Short description|Province of Kenya}}
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[[File:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|300px|The capital of the Coast Province of [[Kenya]], along the [[Indian Ocean]], is [[Mombasa]] (click to enlarge map).]]
[[File:Kenya-relief-map-towns.jpg|thumb|300px|A map of Kenya showing its provinces]]
The '''Coast Province''' ({{lang-sw|Mkoa wa Pwani}}) of [[Kenya]], along the [[Indian Ocean]], was one of Kenya's eight [[Provinces of Kenya|provinces]]. It comprises the [[Indian Ocean]] coastal strip with the capital city at [[Mombasa]] and was inhabited by the [[Mijikenda peoples|Mijikenda]] and [[Swahili people|Swahili]], among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1&nbsp;km² and would have had a population of 3,325,307<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009</ref> in 2009.
The '''Coast Province''' ({{langx|sw|Mkoa wa Pwani}}) was one of [[Kenya]]'s eight [[Provinces of Kenya|provinces]]. It contained all of the country's coastline on the [[Indian Ocean]]. Its capital city was [[Mombasa]]. It was inhabited by the [[Mijikenda peoples|Mijikenda]] and [[Swahili people|Swahili]] peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> .<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kenya Census 2009 {{!}} Census {{!}} Waste Management |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009 |access-date=2021-01-20 |website=Scribd |language=en}}</ref>


==Tourist attraction==
==Tourist attraction==
Other important towns on the coastal strip include Diani in the South, and [[Kilifi]], [[Malindi]], [[Watamu]] and [[Lamu]] in the North. Part of coastal population located in such popular resort and beach settlements as [[Kiongwe]], Kipini, etc.
Some of the province's important towns included [[Kilifi]], [[Malindi]], [[Watamu]] and [[Lamu]] in the north, and [[Mwandimu]] and [[Magunda]] in the south. Some of the coastal population was located in resort and beach settlements such as [[Kiongwe]] and [[Kipini]].


[[Diani Beach]] is now also a tourist center, with palm trees and the white sandy beaches like Mombasa.
[[Diani Beach]] was one of the province's major tourist centres, with palm trees and white sandy beaches like Mombasa.


[[Malindi]] is where [[Vasco da Gama]] picked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India; [[Mambrui]] appears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of the [[Yongle Emperor]] and the expeditions of [[Zheng He]].<ref name="bbc10">{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11531398| publisher= [[BBC News]] | title= Could a rusty coin re-write Chinese-African history? | date= 17 October 2010 | accessdate= 2010-10-18}}</ref>
[[Malindi]] is where [[Vasco da Gama]] picked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India; [[Mambrui]] appears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of the [[Yongle Emperor]] and the expeditions of [[Zheng He]].<ref name="bbc10">{{cite news| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11531398| work= [[BBC News]] | title= Could a rusty coin re-write Chinese-African history? | date= 17 October 2010 | access-date= 2010-10-18}}</ref>


Watamu is a small fishing community and East Africa's first Marine National Park.
[[Watamu]] is a small fishing community and contains East Africa's first marine national park, the [[Watamu Marine National Park]].

[[Mwandimu]] and [[Magunda]] are settlements in the south of the province.


==Population data==
==Population data==
The Coast Provinces had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009.<ref name=":0" />

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Code || County || Former Province || Area (km<sup>2</sup>) || Population<br>Census 2009 || Capital
|-
| 1 || [[Mombasa County|Mombasa]] || Coast ||align="right"|212.5||align="right"|939,370|| [[Mombasa]] (City)
|-
| 2 || [[Kwale County|Kwale]] || Coast ||align="right"|8,270.3||align="right"|649,931|| [[Kwale]]
|-
| 3 || [[Kilifi County|Kilifi]] || Coast ||align="right"|12,245.9||align="right"|1,109,735|| [[Kilifi]]
|-
| 4 || [[Tana River County|Tana River]] || Coast ||align="right"|35,375.8||align="right"|240,075|| [[Hola, Kenya|Hola]]
|-
| 5 || [[Lamu County|Lamu]] || Coast||align="right"|6,497.7||align="right"|101,539|| [[Lamu]]
|-
| 6 || [[Taita-Taveta County|Taita-Taveta]] || Coast ||align="right"|17,083.9||align="right"|284,657|| [[Voi]]
|-
| || '''''Totals''''' || ||align="right"|79,686.1||align="right"|3,325,307|| -
|}


== Climate ==
== Climate ==
The climate is designated as [[Tropical savanna climate|Aw]] in the [[Köppen climate classification]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Figure 4. Köppen-Geiger climate type map of Africa. |url=https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Koeppen-Geiger-climate-type-map-of-Africa_fig1_26640584 |access-date=2022-05-28 |website=ResearchGate |language=en}}</ref>
The climate is [[tropical]] [[humid]].

== Economy ==
{{expand section|date=February 2023}}

=== Mining ===
*[[Kwale mine]]


== Separatism ==
== Separatism ==
In 1999, the [[Mombasa Republic|Mombasa Republican Council]] was formed, with the goal of engineering the Coast Province's secession from Kenya.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151221213620/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-kenya-coast-mrc-idUKBRE86M0H820120723 Insight - Separatist storm brewing on Kenya's coast]</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kantai |first=Parselelo |date=17 Mar 2012 |title=Kenya's Mombasa Republican Council: The Coast calls for freedom |url=http://www.theafricareport.com/index.php/20120517501811752/east-horn-africa/kenya-s-mombasa-republican-council%E2%80%A9-the-coast-calls-for-freedom-501811752.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702202413/http://www.theafricareport.com/index.php/20120517501811752/east-horn-africa/kenya-s-mombasa-republican-council%E2%80%A9-the-coast-calls-for-freedom-501811752.html |archivedate=2 July 2012 |accessdate=20 July 2012 |work=[[The Africa Report]] |quote=}}</ref>
{{main|Mombasa Republic}}


== Dissolution ==
Since 2012, an organisation calling itself the [[Mombasa Republican Council]] had been active to secede the province from the rest of Kenya.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/07/23/uk-kenya-coast-mrc-idUKBRE86M0H820120723 Insight - Separatist storm brewing on Kenya's coast]</ref>
In 2010, a [[Constitution of Kenya|new constitution]] came into effect which divided Kenya's 8 provinces into [[Counties of Kenya|47 counties]]. The Coast Province was divided into six: [[Mombasa County|Mombasa]], [[Kwale County|Kwale]], [[Kilifi County|Kilifi]], [[Tana River County|Tana River]], [[Lamu County|Lamu]], and [[Taita–Taveta County|Taita–Taveta]] counties.


==Villages and settlements (A-L)==
==Villages and settlements (A-L)==
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*[[Kavuluni]]
*[[Kavuluni]]
*[[Kesanguri]]
*[[Kesanguri]]
*[[Kibaya]]
*[[Kiangwe]]
*[[Kiangwe]]
*[[Kibandaongo]]
*[[Kibandaongo]]
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*[[Kongona]]
*[[Kongona]]
*[[Kulelet]]
*[[Kulelet]]
*[[Kulesa]]
*[[Kulesa, Kenya|Kulesa]]
*[[Kuruwetu]]
*[[Kuruwetu]]
*[[Kusitawi]]
*[[Kusitawi]]
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*[[Msangatifu]]
*[[Msangatifu]]
*[[Msuakini]]
*[[Msuakini]]
*[[Msumarini]]
*[[Mteza]]
*[[Mteza]]
*[[Mto Panga]]
*[[Mto Panga]]
*[[Mtungi]]
*[[Mtungi]]
*[[Mudomo]]
*[[Mugome]]
*[[Mugome]]
*[[Muhaka Mbavu]]
*[[Muhaka Mbavu]]
*[[Mukunguni]]
*[[Mulemwa]]
*[[Muliloni]]
*[[Mulunguni]]
*[[Mulunguni]]
*[[Munguvini]]
*[[Munguvini]]
*[[Muritu]]
*[[Mutuli]]
*[[Mutuli]]
*[[Mvindeni]]
*[[Mvindeni]]
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*[[Mwaketutu]]
*[[Mwaketutu]]
*[[Mwakunde]]
*[[Mwakunde]]
*[[Mwalili]]
*[[Mwambiri]]
*[[Mwamkuchi]]
*[[Mwana Mwinga]]
*[[Mwanachini]]
*[[Mwanathumba]]
*[[Mwandoni]]
*[[Mwangoni]]
*[[Mwangoni]]
*[[Mwangulu]]
*[[Mwangulu]]
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{{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya}}
{{First and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya}}
{{Authority control}}


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Revision as of 04:55, 22 October 2024

Coast Province
Mkoa wa Pwani
Province
Location in Kenya.
Location in Kenya.
Coordinates: 3°0′S 39°30′E / 3.000°S 39.500°E / -3.000; 39.500
CountryKenya
No. of Counties:6
CapitalMombasa
Area
 • Total
79,686.1 km2 (30,767.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total
3,325,307
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
A map of Kenya showing its provinces

The Coast Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Pwani) was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It contained all of the country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2 .[1]

Tourist attraction

Some of the province's important towns included Kilifi, Malindi, Watamu and Lamu in the north, and Mwandimu and Magunda in the south. Some of the coastal population was located in resort and beach settlements such as Kiongwe and Kipini.

Diani Beach was one of the province's major tourist centres, with palm trees and white sandy beaches like Mombasa.

Malindi is where Vasco da Gama picked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India; Mambrui appears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of the Yongle Emperor and the expeditions of Zheng He.[2]

Watamu is a small fishing community and contains East Africa's first marine national park, the Watamu Marine National Park.

Population data

The Coast Provinces had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009.[1]

Climate

The climate is designated as Aw in the Köppen climate classification system.[3]

Economy

Mining

Separatism

In 1999, the Mombasa Republican Council was formed, with the goal of engineering the Coast Province's secession from Kenya.[4][5]

Dissolution

In 2010, a new constitution came into effect which divided Kenya's 8 provinces into 47 counties. The Coast Province was divided into six: Mombasa, Kwale, Kilifi, Tana River, Lamu, and Taita–Taveta counties.

Villages and settlements (A-L)

Villages and settlements (M-Z)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kenya Census 2009 | Census | Waste Management". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  2. ^ "Could a rusty coin re-write Chinese-African history?". BBC News. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
  3. ^ "Figure 4. Köppen-Geiger climate type map of Africa". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. ^ Insight - Separatist storm brewing on Kenya's coast
  5. ^ Kantai, Parselelo (17 Mar 2012). "Kenya's Mombasa Republican Council: The Coast calls for freedom". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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