Witu, Kenya
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| The Post Office at Witu, on the way to Lamu
The Post Office at Witu, on the way to Lamu
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| Country | Kenya |
| Counties | Lamu County |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2013 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 5,380 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Witu[1] is a small market town in the Lamu County of Kenya, East Africa. Formerly it was the capital of the Witu Sultanate.
Location
It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the Witu Forest. It is on the Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway (C-112) between Mkunumbi, 33 kilometres (20.5 mi) to the east, and Garsen, 44 kilometres (27.3 mi) to the west. A secondary road leads 21 kilometres (13.0 mi) south to Kipini on the coast.[2] The coordinates of Witu, Kenya are: 2°23'20.0"S, 40°26'16.0"E (Latitude:-2.388897; Longitude:40.437769).[3] The average elevation of the town is about 22 metres (72 ft).[4]
Population
As of September 2013, the population of the town was estimated at 5,380.[5]
Wituland
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Witu was the centre of an inland empire approximately 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) inhabited by slaves fleeing the Zanzibar slave trade and thus a target of attacks from the Sultanate of Zanzibar, circa 1850.
See also
References
- ↑ Witu (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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