Kaloleni, Kenya
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Kaloleni | |
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  Kaloleni Location of Kayafungo | |
| Coordinates: 3°49′03″S 39°37′35″E / 3.817379°S 39.62628°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Kilifi County |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 193,682 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kaloleni is a town in Kilifi County of Kenya. It is located 44 km from the county capital of Kilifi Town and about 50 kilometres (31 mi) by road north of Mombasa city center. Kaloleni serves as an administrative town, tourist town and several secondary schools and colleges are also situated in Kaloleni.
Kaloleni is in one of Kenya's poorest and least developed region. Over half of the students at Kaloleni Primary School are orphans, in many cases because their parents died of AIDS.[2] The town lacks safe water supplies. In 2010 World Vision International provided assistance in water purification, which should reduce the incidence of diseases related to water contamination.[3]
In 2009 the district experienced drought, relieved by rains in November. After the rains, the average distance required to reach water fell to 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) compared to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) the previous month. The number of children under five years old at risk of malnutrition rose from 5% in October to 8.30% in November, but this was expect to improve more food and milk became available.[4] In July 2011 the Kaloleni area was again experiencing a severe food shortage. The main diet was maize flour, supplemented by mangoes found growing wild.[5]