Lamu County

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Lamu County is an administrative county in Kenya’s coastal region, known for encompassing the historic Lamu Archipelago and its UNESCO-listed Swahili Old Town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county in Kenya
borders Garissa County NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Tana River County NERFINISHED
capital Lamu NERFINISHED
climate tropical climate
contains Kiwayu Island NERFINISHED
Lamu Archipelago NERFINISHED
Lamu Island NERFINISHED
Lamu Old Town NERFINISHED
Manda Island NERFINISHED
Pate Island NERFINISHED
country Kenya
countrySubdivisionType county
governedBy Lamu County Government NERFINISHED
hasAirport Manda Airport NERFINISHED
hasCoastlineOn Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
hasEthnicGroup Awer people NERFINISHED
Bajuni people NERFINISHED
Orma people NERFINISHED
Swahili people NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus contains UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasMajorEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale agriculture
tourism
trade
hasMajorReligion Islam
hasOfficialLanguage English
Swahili NERFINISHED
hasSettlement Faza NERFINISHED
Kiunga NERFINISHED
Lamu NERFINISHED
Mokowe NERFINISHED
Mpeketoni NERFINISHED
hasTransportInfrastructure Lamu Port NERFINISHED
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Lamu Old Town NERFINISHED
knownFor Islamic heritage
Swahili culture
historic architecture
traditional dhow sailing
locatedIn Coast Province NERFINISHED
Coastal region of Kenya
partOf Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
partOfProject LAPSSET Corridor Project NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
tourismAttraction Lamu Archipelago beaches
Lamu Cultural Festival NERFINISHED
Lamu Old Town NERFINISHED
UTCOffset +3

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Coast Province replacedBy Lamu County
Coast Province, Kenya replacedBy Lamu County