Kilifi County

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Kilifi County
Population (state)
- population density 		1,453,787 inhabitants (2019)
119 inhabitants / km²
surface 12,245.9 km²
Coordinates 3 ° 15 ′  S , 39 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 3 ° 15 ′  S , 39 ° 40 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-14
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Kilifi County Flag

Kilifi County (until 2010 Kilifi District ) is a county in Kenya . The county's capital is Kilifi . In Kilifi County 1,453,787 people (2019) live on 12,245.9 km².

structure

Kilifi County is located north / northeast of Mombasa and is divided into seven divisions and three constituencies. The constituencies are Bahari, Whole, and Kaloleni.

Divisions
division Population (1999) Capital
Bahari 90.009 Kilifi
Bamba 35,852 Bamba
Chonyi 47,138
Whole 33.207 Whole
Kaloleni 197.033 Kaloleni
Kikambala 97,898 Mtwapa
Vitengeni 43,159 Vitengeni
total 544.303

Religion and ethnicities

The main ethnic groups living in Kilifi are grouped together as Mijikenda . The majority are Muslims and Christians; there are also some followers of African religions and a small number of Hindus . The rituals of the magical healers (Swahili mganga , plural waganga ) are firmly anchored in the culture of the Mijikenda . You will be asked for help in diagnosing illnesses and other problems. The obsession dances ( ngoma za pepo ) listed in the Pepo cult belong to the magical practices .

In addition to the national language Kiswahili , Mijikenda languages ​​are spoken.

Ruin site

Several ruins remain in Kilifi County from the time of the pre-colonial Arab trading posts. Immediately south of the city of Kilifi lies the ruins of Mnarani , consisting of the remains of a Swahili settlement from the 14th century. Remains of the 15th and 16th centuries remained three kilometers to the south. Kitoka was a flourishing settlement in the 19th century. Two other well-known ruins are Gedi in the north of the county and Jumba la Mtwana in the south from the 14th century.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Gender, Culture, Social Services and Sports. Kilifi County Government
  3. ↑ Diane Ciekawy: Policing Religious Practice in Contemporary Coastal Kenya. In: Political and Legal Anthropology Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, May 1997, pp. 62-72, here p. 63

Web links

Commons : Kilifi County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files