Kwale District was an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kwale, although Msambweni and Ukunda are larger. The district was created by the colonial government, making it one of the original districts of Kenya.

The district had a population of 496,133.[1]

Kwale is mainly an inland district, but it has coastline south of Mombasa. Diani Beach is part of the Msambweni division. Shimba Hills National Reserve and Mwaluganje elephant sanctuary are other attractions in the district.

In 2013, Kilifi District was scrapped and replaced with Kilifi County, a devolved form of administration in line with the 2010 constitution of Kenya.

The district had three constituencies:

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
KwaleTown28,4704,196
Kwale CountyCounty467,66362,095
Total-496,13366,291
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Kinango72,0271,626Kinango
Kubo48,7690
Matuga73,3773,996Kwale
Msambweni211,81455,964Msambweni
Samburu91,0110Samburu
Shimba Hills1350
Total496,13361,586-
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

References

  1. "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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