The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of

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, along the

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, was one of Kenya's eight

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

. It comprises the

coastal strip with the capital city at

Mombasa Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town ...

and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km² and would have had a population of 3,325,307 in 2009.

Tourist attraction

Other important towns on the coastal strip include Diani in the South, and Kilifi,

Malindi Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Sabaki River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 119,859 as of the 2019 census. It is the largest urban cent ...

Watamu Watamu is a small town located approximately 105 km north of Mombasa and about 15 km south of Malindi on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It lies on a small headland, between the Blue Lagoon and Watamu Bay. Its main economic activi ...

and

Lamu Lamu or Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Situated by road northeast of Mombasa that ends at Mokowe Jetty, from where the sea channel has to be crossed to reach Lamu Island ...

in the North. Part of the coastal population is located in resort and beach settlements as Kiongwe and Kipini.

Diani Beach Diani Beach is a major beach on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya (in eastern Africa). It is located south of Mombasa, in Kwale County. It has been voted Africa's leading beach destination for the fifth time running since 2015. Tourism The beac ...

is now also a tourist center, with palm trees and the white sandy beaches like Mombasa.

is where

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link ...

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 The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

and the expeditions of

Zheng He Zheng He (; 1371–1433 or 1435) was a Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat, fleet admiral, and court eunuch during China's early Ming dynasty. He was originally born as Ma He in a Muslim family and later adopted the surname Zheng conferr ...

. Watamu is a small fishing community and East Africa's first Marine National Park. Mwandimu and

Magunda The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among ...

are settlements in the south of the province.

Population data

Climate

The climate is designated as Aw in the

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system.

Separatism

Since 2012, an organisation calling itself the Mombasa Republican Council had been active to secede the province from the rest of Kenya.Insight - Separatist storm brewing on Kenya's coast
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Villages and settlements (A-L)

* Arabuko * Bengoni *

Boma Upande The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among ...

* Bubesa * Busho * Chanani * Chengo * Chevani * Dambale * Dida Waredi * Dungich * Fanjua * Galamani * Galanema * Ganzoni * Gasi * Gifyonzo * Gogoni * Golbanti * Handampia * Hewani * Jiweni * Kabiboni * Kabieni * Kadzeweni * Kadzinuni * Kaembekaesha * Kajire * Kakomani * Kakoneni * Kakya * Kalaluwe * Kalota * Kamale * Kamleza * Kampi ya Kerengenzi * Kanjonja * Kasidi * Kaufumbani * Kavuluni * Kesanguri * Kibaya * Kiangwe * Kibandaongo * Kibirikani * Kibuguni * Kichangalaweni * Kidomaya * Kiduluni * Kiduruni * Kidutani * Kidzumo * Kiembekesha * Kifumbu * Kigato * Kigomberu * Kigombo * Kijangwani * Kijinitini * Kijipoa * Kiko Koni * Kikomani * Kikuyuni * Kikwezani * Kilibasi * Kililana * Kilole * Kilweni * Kimara Maganga * Kinagoni * Kinane * Kinarane * Kindunguni * Kinyadu * Kipendi * Kipungani * Kipusi * Kirewe * Kirumbi * Kirwilu * Kisaoni * Kisibu * Kisimachande * Kitere * Kitsantse * Kituu * Kiviogo * Kombo Kombo * Kongona * Kulelet * Kulesa * Kuruwetu * Kusitawi * Kwa Bechombo * Kwa Bwana Keri * Kwa Dadu * Kwa Mkamba * Kwademu * Kwaringoi * Lazima *

Lenda, Kenya The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among oth ...

* Lukongo

Villages and settlements (M-Z)

* Mabatani * Madabogo * Maduma * Mafigani *

* Magunguni * Mahuruni * Majego * Majoreni * Majunguni * Makere * Makere ya Gwano * Makinyambu * Makobeni * Makondeni * Makongani * Makumbwani * Maledi * Malibati *

Malka Jara The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombasa and was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili, among ...

* Mambore * Mambosasa * Manamare * Manyeso * Mapfanga * Mapotea * Mararui * Maranu * Mararani * Marigiza * Mariwinyi * Marongo * Maruvesa * Mashanda * Mashundwani * Massalani * Matapani * Matironi * Matolani * Maweu * Mbajumali * Mbaoni * Mbonea * Mbuji * Mbunboni * Mbwara Maganga * Mdzimure * Mdundonyi * Mgamboni * Mguya * Midoina * Mienzeni * Mikuani * Milalani * Milinga * Minjila * Mirarani * Misageni * Misaroni * Mitsolokani * Mizijini * Mkambini * Mkokoni * Mkomaniboi * Mkomba * Mkondo wa Simiti * Mkuluni * Mlegwa * Mlimani * Mnazi Moja * Mnazinia * Mnyenzeni * Mrangi * Mrugua * Msabaha * Msangatifu * Msuakini * Msumarini * Mteza * Mto Panga * Mtungi * Mudomo * Mugome * Muhaka Mbavu * Mukunguni * Mulemwa * Muliloni * Mulunguni * Munguvini * Muritu * Mutuli * Mvindeni * Mvuleni * Mwabani * Mwabaya Nyundo * Mwabila * Mwachirunge Bomu * Mwachirunje ya Pwani * Mwaembe * Mwaga * Mwaketutu * Mwakunde * Mwalili * Mwambiri * Mwamkuchi *

Mwana Mwinga Mwana Mwinga is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province The Coast Province ( sw, Mkoa wa Pwani) of Kenya, along the Indian Ocean, was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It comprises the Indian Ocean coastal strip with the capital city at Mombas ...

* Mwanachini * Mwanathumba * Mwandoni * Mwangoni * Mwangulu * Mwanyora * Mwakinyungu * Mwarungu * Mwazare * Mwazi * Mweza * Mwogahendi * Myabogi * Nasibu * Ndile * Ndome * Ngambinyi * Ngombani * Nguruweni * Ngutuni * Ngwaru * Ngwena * Njele * Nkunumbi * Nyalani * Nyambogi * Nyangwani * Rhoka * Ria Kalui * Safarisi * Saidibabo * Sailoni * Samicha * Samikaro * Selaloni * Semandaro * Sendeni * Shakadula * Shambini * Shambweni * Shelemba * Sungululu * Takwa Milinga * Thuva * Tindini * Waldena * Yedi

References

{{Authority control Provinces of Kenya Former provinces 2013 disestablishments in Kenya