Mombasa District
District
Mombasa District Location of Mombasa District
Coordinates: 4°3′S 39°40′E / 4.050°S 39.667°E / -4.050; 39.667
Country	Kenya
Province	Coast Province
Area
• Total	294.6 km2 (113.7 sq mi)
• Land	229.6 km2 (88.6 sq mi)
• Water	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	523,183
• Density	2,278.6/km2 (5,902/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Mombasa District was one of the districts of Kenya. Its capital and the only town was Mombasa.

By 2009, Kenya was divided into eight provinces, which are subdivided into 71 districts. In Coast Province there are seven districts, Mombasa District being one of them. It is situated in the southeast of Coast Province. It is the smallest in size covering an area of 294.6 km² including 65 km² of inshore waters.^[1] The district lies between latitudes 3°56’ and 4°10’ south of the equator and longitudes 39°34’ and 39°46’ east.

In 2013, as Mombasa District, being in existence since the colonial period, was converted into one of the 47 counties.^[2]

The district and the town are divided into four divisions namely:

• Mombasa Island – 14.1 km²
• Changamwe – 54.5 km²
• Likoni – 51.3 km²
• Kisauni - 109.7 km²

The district had four constituencies:

• Changamwe Constituency
• Kisauni Constituency
• Likoni Constituency
• Mvita Constituency

Mombasa District lies within the coastal lowland, which rises gradually from the sea level in the east to slightly over 76 m above sea level in the mainland west. The highest point is at Nguu Tatu hills in the mainland North that rises up to 100 m above sea level.

• Ministry of Public Works Kenya – Map of Mombasa District
• Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – Kenya AdminLevels 1-4