Lamu County is a county on the north coast of Kenya and one of the six coastal counties of the country. Its capital is the town of Lamu. It borders Tana River County to the southwest, Garissa County to the north, Somalia to the northeast and the Indian Ocean to the south, and it is the smallest county in Kenya by population, with 143,920 people at the 2019 census. The county has a land surface of 6,273.1 square kilometres that includes the mainland and more than 65 islands forming the Lamu Archipelago, with a coastline of 130 kilometres. Its population is cosmopolitan, including Aweer, Oromo, Somali, Swahili and Arab communities, and it has two constituencies, Lamu West and Lamu East.
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The county had a total population of 143,920
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The county has a land surface of 6,273.1 km2
Part Of: Kenya, Lead, country
Lamu County is a county in Kenya located along the North Coast of the country
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Lamu County is a county in Kenya located along the North Coast of the country
Capital Of: Lamu, Lead, capital
Its capital is the town of Lamu.
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Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa.
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