Map of Coast
Coast is a first-level division of Kenya. Its largest mapped city is Mombasa, with about 882,000 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Coast, and the tables list its 7 mapped cities along with the ports, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 7
- Largest City
- Mombasa
- Country
- Kenya
Interactive Map of Coast
About Coast
The Coast Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Pwani) was one of Kenya's eight provinces prior to 2010. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km2.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Coast Province (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Coast: Key Facts
| Population | 3,325,307 (2009) |
|---|---|
| Area | 83,603 km² |
| Capital | Mombasa |
Facts from Wikidata Q185371 (CC0).
History of Coast: Empires and States
The atlas records 5 polities whose mapped territory included part of Coast, from Omani Slave Coast in 1814 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Omani Slave Coast | 1814–1855 CE |
| British Africa | 1890–1960 CE |
| The British Empire | 1890–1962 CE |
| British East Africa | 1961–1968 CE |
| Republic of Kenya | 1963–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Coast
Coast on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Coast
7 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mombasa | 882,000 | Coast | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Malindi | 94,016 | Coast | Populated place |
| 3 | Kilifi | 80,339 | Coast | Populated place |
| 4 | Voi | 36,487 | Coast | Populated place |
| 5 | Lamu | 24,525 | Coast | Populated place |
| 6 | Witu | 5,380 | Coast | Populated place |
| 7 | Tsavo | 414 | Coast | Populated place |
Ports in Coast
2 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Coast
2 World Heritage Sites mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamu Old Town | 2001 | Cultural | (ii) (iv) (vi) |
| 2 | Ruins of Gedi | 2024 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (iv) |
Coast: Quick Answers
- Where is Coast?
- Coast is a first-level division of Kenya, in Africa. Its mapped cities centre on 3.1217° S, 39.7178° E.
- What is the largest city in Coast?
- Mombasa is the largest city mapped in Coast, with a metropolitan population of about 882,000.
- How many cities are in Coast?
- YearMaps maps 7 cities and towns in Coast, with a combined metropolitan population of about 1.12 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.