Malindi District
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Malindi District is an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is coastal town Malindi. The district has a population of 544,303 [1]. Malindi Town is increasingly becoming known as Kenya’s version of ‘little Italy’. With Italians now owning more than 2,500 properties. [2].The number of Italian residents in Malindi town and its environs, estimated at slightly over 3,000, is the largest European population compared to other European populations anywhere in Kenya. The Italian embassy is the only foreign mission with a resident consul in Malindi to cater for its population. There is also speculations that during the next coming general elections in kenya,Mr Franco Esposito (Kenyan-Italian), a former chief executive officer with the San Marco Space Centre in Ngomeni area of malindi district will be a candidate for the Magarini Parliamentary seat.
Tourism is a major industry while inland areas are rural.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malindi | Municipality | 117,735 | 53,805 |
| Malindi county | County | 163,817 | 3,854 |
| Total | - | 281,552 | 57,659 |
| * 1999 census. Source: [3] | |||
| Administrative divisions | |||
| Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magarini | 68,603 | 3,508 | |
| Malindi | 168,806 | 51,100 | Malindi |
| Marafa | 44,142 | 0 | Marafa |
| Tsavo East N.P. | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 281,552 | 54,608 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [4], [5], | |||
Villages of Watamu and Gede are part of the Malindi division.
The district has two constituencies: Malindi and Magarini.
