# Mombasa District

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Former district of Kenya

District in Coast Province, Kenya

Mombasa District District Mombasa District Location of Mombasa District Coordinates: 4°3′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E / -4.050; 39.667 Country Kenya Province Coast Province Area • Total 294.6 km2 (113.7 sq mi) • Land 229.6 km2 (88.6 sq mi) • Water 65 km2 (25 sq mi) Population (2009) • Total 523,183 • Density 2,278.6/km2 (5,902/sq mi) Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

**Mombasa District** was one of the [districts](/source/Districts_of_Kenya) of [Kenya](/source/Kenya). Its capital and the only town was [Mombasa](/source/Mombasa).

By 2009, Kenya was divided into eight [provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Kenya), which are subdivided into 71 districts. In [Coast Province](/source/Coast_Province) there are seven districts, Mombasa District being one of them. It is situated in the southeast of Coast Province. It is the smallest in size covering an area of 294.6 km2 including 65 km2 of inshore waters.[1] The district lies between latitudes 3°56’ and 4°10’ south of the equator and longitudes 39°34’ and 39°46’ east.

In 2013, as Mombasa District, being in existence since the colonial period, was converted into one of the 47 counties.[2]

The district and the town are divided into four divisions namely:

- [Mombasa Island](/source/Mombasa_Island) – 14.1 km2

- [Changamwe](/source/Changamwe) – 54.5 km2

- [Likoni](/source/Likoni) – 51.3 km2

- [Kisauni](/source/Kisauni) - 109.7 km2

The district had four constituencies:

- [Changamwe Constituency](/source/Changamwe_Constituency)

- [Kisauni Constituency](/source/Kisauni_Constituency)

- [Likoni Constituency](/source/Likoni_Constituency)

- [Mvita Constituency](/source/Mvita_Constituency)

Mombasa District lies within the coastal lowland, which rises gradually from the sea level in the east to slightly over 76 m above sea level in the mainland west. The highest point is at Nguu Tatu hills in the mainland North that rises up to 100 m above sea level.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [unep.org – Country-Profile Kenya](http://www.unep.org/dewa/water/GroundWater/English/GWhmEng/Country%20Profiles/Kenya/Kenya.doc) (.doc)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963"](https://gazettes.africa/archive/ke/1963/ke-government-gazette-dated-1963-04-09-no-16.pdf) (PDF). *Gazettes.Africa*. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

## External links

- [Ministry of Public Works Kenya – Map of Mombasa District](http://www.publicworks.go.ke/downloads/Maps/Mombasa.pdf)

- [Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4](http://ochaonline.un.org/OchaLinkClick.aspx?link=ocha&docid=1086876)

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