Lamu District

Lamu District

Lamu District is a district of Kenya's Coast Province. Its district headquarters is Lamu town. The district covers a strip of northeastern coastal mainland and the Lamu Archipelago. Lamu District has a population of 72,686 and its land area is 6,167 sq Kilometres [http://www.statoids.com/yke.html] .

There are extensive mangrove forests in the area.

Lamu district has only one local authority, Lamu county council. The district has two constituencies: Lamu west and Lamu east.

Sources

* [http://www.kenyaweb.com/regions/coast/lamu/lm_physd.html Lamu District: Physical Description]


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