Coast Province

Coast Province Mkoa wa Pwani
Province
Location in Kenya.
Coordinates: 3°0′S 39°30′E / 3.000°S 39.500°E / -3.000; 39.500
Country	Kenya
No. of Counties:	6
Capital	Mombasa
Area
• Total	79,686.1 km2 (30,767.0 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	3,325,307
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

The Coast Province (Swahili: Mkoa wa Pwani) was one of Kenya's eight provinces. It covered the entire country's coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital city was Mombasa. It was inhabited by the Mijikenda and Swahili peoples, among others. The province covered an area of 79,686.1 km² .^[1]