Kilifi District

Kilifi District
Kilifi District
Basisdaten
Einwohner
- Bevölkerungsdichte		 1.187.039 Einw.
248 Einw./km²
Fläche 4779 km²
Koordinaten 3° 40′ S, 39° 45′ O-3.666666666666739.75Koordinaten: 3° 40′ S, 39° 45′ O
Kilifi District (Kenia)
Kilifi District
Kilifi District
Politik
Provinz Coast

Kilifi District ist ein Distrikt in der Coast Province in Kenia. Die Hauptstadt des Distrikts ist Kilifi. Im Kilifi District leben etwa 545.000 Menschen auf 4779 km².[1][2]

Gliederung

Der Kilifi District liegt nördlich/nordöstlich von Mombasa und ist in sieben Divisionen und drei Wahlkreise unterteilt. Die Wahlkreise sind Bahari, Ganze und Kaloleni.

Divisionen
Division Einwohnerzahl[1] Hauptstadt
Bahari 90.009 Kilifi
Bamba 35.852 Bamba
Chonyi 47.138
Ganze 33.207 Ganze
Kaloleni 197.033 Kaloleni
Kikambala 97.898 Mtwapa
Vitengeni 43.159 Vitengeni
Gesamt 544.303

Ruinenstätten

Im Distrikt, südlich der Stadt Kilifi, liegt die Ruinenstätte Mnarani, bestehend aus den Überresten einer Swahili-Siedlung aus dem 14. Jahrhundert. Sichtbar sind die Reste der Stadtmauer, eine gut erhaltene große Moschee, eine kleinere Moschee aus dem 16. Jahrhundert und verschiedene Steingräber, darunter ein großes Säulengrab.[3]

Außerdem befindet sich im District die Ruinenstadt Jumba la Mtwana, eine Swahili-Siedlung aus dem 14. Jahrhundert.

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ a b Statistik auf cck.go.ke (pdf), abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2009.
  2. ↑ statoids.com, abgerufen am 9. Dezember 2009.
  3. ↑ Mnarani auf der Homepage der National Museums of Kenya, abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2009.
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Distrikte in Kenia

Central Province: Kiambu | Kirinyaga | Maragua | Murang’a | Nyandarua | Nyeri | Thika
Coast Province: Kilifi | Kwale | Lamu | Malindi | Mombasa | Taita-Taveta | Tana River
Eastern Province: Embu | Isiolo | Kitui | Machakos | Makueni | Marsabit | Mbeere | Meru Central | Meru North | Meru South | Moyale | Mwingi | Tharaka
North-Eastern Province: Garissa | Ijara | Wajir | Mandera
Nyanza Province: Bondo | Gucha | Homa Bay | Kisii Central | Kisumu | Kuria | Migori | Nyamira | Nyando | Rachuonyo | Siaya | Suba
Rift Valley Province: Baringo | Bomet | Buret | Kajiado | Keiyo | Kericho | Koibatek | Laikipia | Marakwet | Nakuru | Nandi | Narok | Samburu | Trans Mara | Trans-Nzoia | Turkana | Uasin Gishu | West Pokot
Western Province: Bungoma | Busia | Butere/Mumias | Kakamega | Lugari | Mount Elgon | Teso | Vihiga
Nairobi: Nairobi


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