Witu, Kenya

Witu
Town

The Post Office at Witu, on the way to Lamu
Witu

Location in Kenya

Coordinates: 02°23′20″S 40°26′16″E / 2.38889°S 40.43778°E / -2.38889; 40.43778
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

Main article: Wituland

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

  1. ↑ Witu (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Trillo, Richard (2010). The Rough Guide to Kenya. London: Penguin. pp. 474–475. ISBN 978-1-84836-973-3.
  3. ↑ Google (9 April 2016). "Location of Witu, Lamu County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ↑ FMN (9 April 2016). "Elevation of Witu, Kenya". Floodmap.net (FMN). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ↑ MBC (6 September 2013). "Population of Witu, Kenya". Mongabay.com (MBC). Retrieved 9 April 2016.
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