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Witu, Kenya
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Witu |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | File:Witu Post Office.jpg |
| image_caption | The Post Office at Witu, on the way to Lamu |
| pushpin_map | Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Kenya |
| subdivision_type2 | Counties |
| subdivision_name2 | Lamu County |
| established_title | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_land_km2 | |
| population_as_of | 2013 Estimate |
| population_total | 5380 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | tags-- |
| elevation_m | 22 |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code |
Witu is a small market town in the Lamu County of Kenya, East Africa. Formerly it was the capital of Wituland.
Location
It is 5 km west of the Witu Forest. It is on the Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway (C-112) between Mkunumbi, 33 km to the east, and Garsen, 44 km to the west. A secondary road leads 21 km south to Kipini on the coast. The coordinates of Witu, Kenya are: 2°23'20.0"S, 40°26'16.0"E (Latitude:-2.388897; Longitude:40.437769). The average elevation of the town is about 22 m.{{cite web|url=http://www.floodmap.net/elevation/ElevationMap/?gi=178093 |title=Elevation of Witu, Kenya |publisher=Floodmap.net (FMN) |last=FMN| accessdate=9 April 2016| date=9 April 2016}}
Population
As of September 2013, the population of the town was estimated at 5,380.{{cite web|url=http://population.mongabay.com/population/kenya/178093/witu| title=Population of Witu, Kenya |accessdate=9 April 2016 | date=6 September 2013|publisher=Mongabay.com (MBC)|last=MBC}}
Wituland
Main article: Wituland
Witu was the centre of an inland empire of approximately 3000 km2. It was inhabited by slaves fleeing the Zanzibar slave trade, and was thus a target of attacks from the Sultanate of Zanzibar, circa 1850.
References
References
- {{GEOnet2. 32FA881FB88A3774E0440003BA962ED3. Witu (Approved), [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]
- Trillo, Richard. (2010). "The Rough Guide to Kenya". Penguin.
- "Location of Witu, Lamu County, Kenya".
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