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.
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: Msambweni Constituency Matuga Constituency Kinango Constituency
Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Kwale Town 28,470 4,196 Kwale County County 467,663 62,095 Total - 496,133 66,291
Administrative divisions Division Population*Urban pop.*Headquarters Kinango 72,027 1,626 Kinango Kubo 48,769 0 Matuga 73,377 3,996 Kwale Msambweni 211,814 55,964 Msambweni Samburu 91,011 0 Samburu Shimba Hills 135 0 Total 496,133 61,586 -
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