Mombasa County

Mombasa County
County
Flag Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Utangamano kwa Maendeleo (English: Unity for Development)
Location of Mombasa County
Coordinates: 4°03′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E / -4.050; 39.667
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital	Mombasa
Government
• Governor	Abdullswamad Sherrif Nassir
Area
• Total	294.7 km2 (113.8 sq mi)
• Land	219.9 km2 (84.9 sq mi)
• Water	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2019[1])
• Total	1,190,987
• Density	4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	020
ISO 3166 code	KE-28
Website	mombasa.go.ke

Mombasa County is one of the 47 counties of Kenya and its capital city is Mombasa. In terms of economy, it is second most developed after Nairobi City County.^[2] Initially Mombasa was one of the districts of Kenya until 2013 when it was reconstituted as a county, on the same boundaries. It is the smallest county in Kenya, covering an area of 229.7 km² excluding 65 km² of water mass. The county is situated in the south eastern part of the former Coast Province, bordering Kilifi County to the north, Kwale County to the south west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Administratively, the county is divided into seven divisions, eighteen locations and thirty sub-locations.

Kenya was divided into eight provinces prior to 2013, which were subdivided into 47 counties. In the former Coast Province there are six counties, Mombasa being one of them. It is situated in the southeast of Coast Province, and the smallest in size, covering an area of 212.5 km².^[3] The county lies between latitudes 3°56′ and 4°10′ south of the equator and longitudes 39°34′ and 39°46′ east.^[2]