Kilifi District Development Plan 2008-2012

Abstract

Kilifi District is one of the districts in Coast Province. The district lies between 3° 16. South and about 4° South, and 39° 05· East and 40° East. The District has seven Divisions namely Bahari, Chonyi, Kikambala, Ganze, Jaribuni, Vitengeni and Bamba Divisions. It has 27 locations and 86 . sub-locations. K.ilifi District is subdivided into 2 political constituencies namely Bahari (comprising Bahari, Chonyi and Kikambala Divisions) and Ganze (comprising of Ganze, Bamba, Jaribuni and Vitengeni Divisions). The District has four major topographical features which include the narrow belt which forms the coastal plain and varies in width of 3km to 20km; foot plateau which falls between 60m and 150m altitude and slopes towards the sea; the coastal range which falls beyond the foot plateau and has distinct low range of sandstone hills and ranges between 150m to 500m high and the Nyika Plateau that rises from 100m to 340m above sea level and occupies about two thirds of the district area. The average annual rainfall ranges from 400mm in the hinterland to 1,200mm at the coastal belt. The coastal belt receives an average annual rainfall of about 900mm to I, I 00mm with marked decrease in intensity to the hinterland. Areas with highest rainfall include Mtwapa and to the north of the coastal strip around the Arabuko Sokoke Forest.