Kwale

Kwale is the capital of Kwale County on the south coast of Kenya, about 30 kilometres southwest of Mombasa and 15 kilometres inland, next to the Shimba Hills National Reserve. The 2019 census counted an urban population of 10,063. The town stands high enough that Mombasa can be seen from Golini. Nearby are the Shimba Hills Hotel and the Mwalughanje Elephant Sanctuary, which lies along the Kenya Wildlife Service strip. Kwale is the main town of the Digo and Duruma peoples, who belong to the Mijikenda group of the former Coast Province. Other communities in the county include the Kamba, Arabs and Indians, and smaller groups such as the Makonde, Vumba, Degere and Segeju, though most have been assimilated by the Digo or Duruma.