Hewani Explained

Official Name:	Hewani
Pushpin Map:	Kenya
Mapsize:	200px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name:	Kenya
Subdivision Name1:	Coast Province
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	-2.24°N 40.19°W

Hewani is a settlement in Kenya's Coast Province.

Location

The village of Hewani^[1] is located within Tana River District.^[2]

Ecology

The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a report about the proposed Hewani Irrigation Scheme in 1979.^[3]

Farming and forestry have negatively affected the red colobus population in Hewani, which had notably declined when assessed in 2003.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Detailed Soil Survey of the Proposed Extensions of the Hewani Irrigation Scheme. Kenya Soil Survey Project. [s. l.], 1979. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsoai&AN=edsoai.on1156499306&site=eds-live&scope=site . Acesso em: 21 jun. 2022.
2. The Kenya Gazette, Government of Kenya, 1 Jan 1964, Volume LXVI-No1
3. Detailed Soil Survey of the Proposed Extensions of the Hewani Irrigation Scheme. Kenya Soil Survey Project. [s. l.], 1979. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsoai&AN=edsoai.on1156499306&site=eds-live&scope=site . Acesso em: 21 jun. 2022.
4. KARERE, G. M. et al. Population Sizes and Distribution of Primates in the Lower Tana River Forests, Kenya. International Journal of Primatology, [s. l.], v. 25, n. 2, p. 351–365, 2004. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=12479078&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 21 jun. 2022.

   See also

   • Tana River Primate National Reserve
   • Tana River (Kenya)

   References