Kiunga is a division in the
Lamu District of
Coast Province located close to the
Indian Ocean coast of northern
Kenya, and only 15 kilometres to the border with
Somalia. A major marine conservation area, the
Kiunga Marine National Reserve has its headquarters at Kiunga. The reserve is an important habitat for mangrove, turtles, and many species of birds. Total population of the division is 3310 (1999 censu
. In 2019,
desalination plant powered by 50 kW
solar panel
A solar cell panel, solar electric panel, photo-voltaic (PV) module, PV panel or solar panel is an assembly of photovoltaic solar cells mounted in a (usually rectangular) frame, and a neatly organised collection of PV panels is called a photo ...
s was installed at Kiunga at a cost of million US dollars by the non-profit organization
GivePower, producing up to 70 tonnes of clean water per day.
See also
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Historic Swahili Settlements
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Swahili architecture
Swahili architecture is a term used to designate a whole range of diverse building traditions practiced or once practiced along the eastern and southeastern coasts of Africa. Rather than simple derivatives of Islamic architecture from the Arabic ...
References
Swahili people
Swahili city-states
Swahili culture
Lamu County
Populated places in Coast Province
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