Kwale County
Kwale County | |
|---|---|
 County location in Kenya | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Formed | March 4, 2013 |
| Capital | Kwale |
| Largest town | Ukunda |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Salim Mvuria |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,270.3 km2 (3,193.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 649,931[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Website | www |
Kwale County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is Kwale, although Ukunda is the largest town.
The county has a population of 649,931.[2]
Kwale is mainly an inland county, but it has coastline south of Mombasa. Diani Beach is part of the Msambweni division. Shimba Hills National Reserve and Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary are other attractions in the county.
The county has four constituencies:
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwale | Town | 28,470 | 4,196 |
| Kwale County | County | 467,663 | 62,095 |
| Total | - | 496,133 | 66,291 |
| * 1999 census. Source:[3] | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinango | 72,027 | 1,626 | Kinango |
| Kubo, Kwale County | 48,769 | 0 | |
| Matuga | 73,377 | 3,996 | Kwale |
| Msambweni | 211,814 | 55,964 | Msambweni |
| Samburu | 91,011 | 0 | Samburu |
| Shimba Hills | 135 | 0 | |
| Total | 496,133 | 61,586 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources:,,[4][5] | |||
Samburu should not be confused with Samburu County.
Towns
References
- ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
- ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/36672705/Kenya-Census-2009
- ^ http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf
- ^ http://www.cck.go.ke/html/final_annex1_cover_status.pdf
- ^ http://www.ilri.cgiar.org/html/Urban%20Poverty%20all%20Kenya%20Province%20through%20Location%20Final.xls
