Kilifi District was an administrative district in the Coast Province of Kenya. Its capital is coastal town Kilifi. The district had a population of 281,552.[1]

Kilifi District was created by the colonial government in the 1920s.[2] Its subdivision, Malindi, was carved out to form Malindi District. The district was located north and northeast of Mombasa.

Kilifi District was again merged with Malindi District to form Kilifi County in line with 2010 constitution of Kenya.

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
KilifiTown74,05030,394
MariakaniTown57,98410,987
Kilifi CountyCounty412,26928,266
Total-544,30369,647
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Bahari90,00926,862Kilifi
Bamba35,8521,307Bamba
Chonyi47,1380
Ganze33,2070Ganze
Kaloleni197,03313,964Kaloleni
Kikambala97,89823,997Mtwapa
Vitengeni43,1590Vitengeni
Total544,30366,130
* 1999 census. Sources: , ,

The district had three constituencies:

See also

  • Takaungu, a village in Kikambala division, 10 km south of Kilifi town

References

  1. "Census" (PDF).
  2. "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

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