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Coast Province

Coordinates:3°0′S39°30′E/ 3.000°S 39.500°E/-3.000; 39.500
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Coast Province
Mkoa wa Pwani
Province
Location in Kenya.
Location in Kenya.
Coordinates:3°0′S39°30′E/ 3.000°S 39.500°E/-3.000; 39.500
CountryKenya
No. of Counties:6
CapitalMombasa
Area
• Total79,686.1 km2(30,767.0 sq mi)
Population
(2009)
• Total3,325,307
• Density42/km2(110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3(EAT)
A map of Kenya showing its provinces

TheCoast Province(Swahili:Mkoa wa Pwani) was one ofKenya's eightprovinces.It contained all of the country's coastline on theIndian Ocean.Its capital city wasMombasa.It was inhabited by theMijikendaandSwahilipeoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2.[1]

Tourist attraction

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Some of the province's important towns includedKilifi,Malindi,WatamuandLamuin the north, andMwandimuandMagundain the south. Some of the coastal population was located in resort and beach settlements such asKiongweandKipini.

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

Malindiis whereVasco da Gamapicked up his pilot to navigate with the monsoon winds to India;Mambruiappears to be the site where contact occurred with the Chinese during the era of theYongle Emperorand the expeditions ofZheng He.[2]

Watamuis a small fishing community and contains East Africa's first marine national park, theWatamu Marine National Park.

Population data

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

Climate

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The climate is designated asAwin theKöppen climate classificationsystem.[3]

Economy

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Mining

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Separatism

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

Dissolution

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In 2010, anew constitutioncame into effect which divided Kenya's 8 provinces into47 counties.The Coast Province was divided into six:Mombasa,Kwale,Kilifi,Tana River,Lamu,andTaita–Tavetacounties.

Villages and settlements (A-L)

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Villages and settlements (M-Z)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Kenya Census 2009 | Census | Waste Management".Scribd.Retrieved2021-01-20.
  2. ^"Could a rusty coin re-write Chinese-African history?".BBC News.17 October 2010.Retrieved2010-10-18.
  3. ^"Figure 4. Köppen-Geiger climate type map of Africa".ResearchGate.Retrieved2022-05-28.
  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 fromthe originalon 2 July 2012.Retrieved20 July2012.
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