Witu, Kenya
| Witu | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Witu Location in Kenya | |
| Coordinates: 02°23′20″S 40°25′19″E / 2.38889°S 40.42194°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Province | Coast Province |
| District | Lamu District |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (1999)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,322 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Witu[2] is a small market town in the Coast Province of Kenya, in east Africa. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the Witu Forest. Formerly it was the capital of the Witu Sultanate.[3] It is on road C-112 between Mkunumbi, 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) to the east, and Garsen, 44 kilometres (27.3 mi) to the west. A secondary road leads 21 kilometres (13.0 mi) south to Kipini on the coast.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Urban Poverty Estimates For Kenya's Provinces, Districts, Divisions and Locations".
- ↑ Witu (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Hennig, Rainer Chr (2004). "German Wituland, a colonial rarity". afrol News. Archived from the original on 7 April 2004.
- ↑ Trillo, Richard (2010). The Rough Guide to Kenya. London: Penguin. pp. 474–475. ISBN 978-1-84836-973-3.
The Post Office at Witu, on the way to Lamu, which was once a German Protectorate.