Lamu District
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Lamu District is a district of Kenya's Coast Province . It's district headquarters is Lamu town. The district covers a strip of northeastern coastal mainland and the Lamu Islands. Lamu District has a population of 72,686 and its land area is 6,167 sq Kilometres [1].
There are extensive mangrove forests in the area.
Lamu district has only one local authority, Lamu county council. The district has two constituencies: Lamu west and Lamu east.
Administrative divisions | |||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
---|---|---|---|
Amu | 17,310 | 12,839 | Lamu |
Faza | 7,474 | 0 | Faza |
Hindi | 7,072 | 1,335 | |
Kiunga | 3,310 | 0 | Kiunga |
Kizingitini | 6,010 | 0 | Kizingitini |
Mpeketoni | 25,530 | 773 | Mpeketoni |
Witu | 5,980 | 1,322 | Witu |
Total | 72,686 | 16,269 | - |
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3], |