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'Lamu District' is a district of Kenya's Coast Province. Its district headquarters is Lamu town. The district covers a strip of northeastern coastal mainland and the Lamu Archipelago. Lamu District has a population of 72,686 and its land area is 6,167 sq Kilometres [1].
There are extensive mangrove forests in the area.
Lamu district has only one local authority, Lamu county council. The district has two constituencies: Lamu west and Lamu east.

'Administrative divisions'
Division	Population ★	Urban pop. ★	Headquarters
Amu	17,310	12,839	Lamu
Faza	7,474	0	Faza
Hindi	7,072	1,335
Kiunga	3,310	0	Kiunga
Kizingitini	6,010	0	Kizingitini
Mpeketoni	25,530	773	Mpeketoni
Witu	5,980	1,322	Witu
''Total''	''72,686''	''16,269''	-

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★ Lamu District: Physical Description