title: Coast Province
text: # Coast Province
  
  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 $km^2$ .
  
  ## 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 as Kiongwe and Kipini.
  
  Diani Beach was one of the province's major tourist centres, with palm trees and the 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Climate
  
  The climate is designated as Aw in the Köppen climate classification system.
  
  ## Economy
  
  ### Mining
  
  * Kwale mine
  
  ## Separatism
  
  In 1999, the Mombasa Republican Council was formed, with the goal of engineering the Coast Province's secession from Kenya.
  
  ## 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)
  
  * Arabuko
  * Bengoni
  * Boma Upande
  * 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
  * Lukongo
  
  ## Villages and settlements (M-Z)
  
  * Mabatani
  * Madabogo
  * Maduma
  * Mafigani
  * Magunda
  * Magunguni
  * Mahuruni
  * Majego
  * Majoreni
  * Majunguni
  * Makere
  * Makere ya Gwano
  * Makinyambu
  * Makobeni
  * Makondeni
  * Makongani
  * Makumbwani
  * Maledi
  * Malibati
  * Malka Jara
  * 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
  * 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
  