The Coast Province () was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire 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 km2.

Tourist attractions 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 such as Kiongwe and Kipini.

Diani Beach was one of the province's major tourist centres, with palm trees and white sandy beaches like those in 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 Coast Province population in 1969

In 1969, the total population of the Coast Province of Kenya was 994,082.

This figure is based on the 1969 Kenya Population and Housing Census, which was the first census conducted after Kenya's independence.

The population distribution by district within the Coast Province in 1969 was as follows: Kilifi: 307,568 Kwale: 205,602 Lamu: 22,401 Mombasa: 247,073 Taita Taveta: 110,742 Tana River: (Data was not immediately available)

Coast Province population in 1979

The population of the Coast Province in Kenya during the August 24, 1979 census was 1,342,794.

The population data for the individual districts within the Coast Province at that time were as follows:

Kilifi: 430,986 Kwale: 288,363 Mombasa: 341,148 Taita Taveta: 147,597 Lamu: 42,299 Tana River: 92,401 Coast Province population in 1989

The population of the Coast Province in Kenya during the August 24, 1989, census was 1,829,191.

The total population of Kenya enumerated in the 1989 census was approximately 21.4 million people. The population of the Coast Province was distributed among its constituent districts (now counties) as follows: Mombasa County: 461,753 Kilifi County: 591,903 Kwale County: 383,053 Taita Taveta County: 207,273 Tana River County: 128,426 Lamu County: 56,783 Coast Province population in 1999

The total population of the Coast Province of Kenya during the 1999 census was 2,487,264.

The census was conducted on the night of August 24/25, 1999, and the total population for all of Kenya at that time was 28,686,607. The population breakdown by county within the Coast Province was as follows: Mombasa: 665,018 Kilifi: 825,855 Kwale: 496,133 Taita-Taveta: 246,671 Tana River: 180,901 Lamu: 72,686 Coast Province population in 2009

The total population of the former Coast Province in the 2009 Census was 3,325,307.

The population breakdown for the individual counties (which were formerly districts) within the Coast Province, according to the official census results published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, was as follows: Kilifi: 1,109,735 Mombasa: 939,370 Kwale: 649,931 Taita Taveta: 284,657 Tana River: 240,075 Lamu: 101,539 Coast Province population in 2019

The Coast Provinces had a population of 4,329,474 in accordance with the 2019 census. Mombasa: 1,208,333 Kwale: 866,820 Kilifi: 1,453,787 Tana River: 315,943 Lamu: 143,920 Taita-Taveta: 340,671

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.Insight - Separatist storm brewing on Kenya's coast

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 Gimba 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 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 Ngona Ngwaru Ngwena Njele Nkunumbi Nyalani Nyambogi Nyangwani Rhoka Ria Kalui Safarisi Saidibabo Sailoni Samicha Samikaro Selaloni Semandaro Sendeni Shakadula Shambini Shambweni Shelemba Shoroni Sungululu Talio Takwa Milinga Thuva Tindini Ore Waldena Yedi

See also Mombasa County Kwale County Kilifi County Tana River County Lamu County Taita-Taveta County

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