Changamwe Constituency
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| Changamwe | |
|---|---|
| constituency for the Parliament of Kenya | |
 Changamwe Constituency within Mombasa County | |
 Mombasa County within Kenya | |
| County | Mombasa |
| Population | 131882[1][2] |
| Area | 18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)[3] |
| Current constituency | |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Party | ODM |
| Member of Parliament | Omar Mwinyi |
| Wards | 5 |
Changamwe Constituency is an electoral constituency in Mombasa County, Kenya. It used to be one of the four constituencies in Mombasa district. With the promulgation of the new constitution in August 2010, it saw the creation of two more constituencies in Mombasa County. These were Jomvu and Nyali Constituencies which were curved out from Changamwe and Kisauni Constituencies, respectively. This made a total of six constituencies in 2012.
Before the creation of the Jomvu constituency from Changamwe, the constituency used to have eight wards electing Councillors for the Mombasa municipal council. It had a population of 131,882 people (2019 census).
With the promulgation of the new constitution in August 2010, the districts were renamed to Counties thus bringing a total of 47 counties in the country and the wards renamed to county assembly wards. This also saw the remapping of Changamwe Constituency boundary by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission - IEBC as mandated by the New Constitution.
Changamwe Constituency has five county assembly wards namely: Airport; Chaani; Kipevu; Miritini and Port Reitz [4]