Garissa District
Garissa District | |
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| Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| Capital | Garissa |
| Elevation | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Garissa District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district is one the districts created by the British colonial government as part of the Northern Frontier Province.[1] Its capital town was Garissa. The district had a population of 329,939. The district had an area of 44,952 km2.[2] before the Ijara District was split from it in 2002.
In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.
Demographics
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| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garissa | Municipality | 65,881 | 50,955 | |
| Garissa County | County | 264,058 | 14,820 | |
| Total | - | 329,939 | 65,775 | |
| * 1999 census. Source: [1] | ||||
| Administrative divisions | ||||
| Division | Population* | Pop. density* | Area (km2) | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balambala | 13,071 | 7 | 1867,3 | |
| Benane | 13,381 | 16 | 836,3 | Benane |
| Bura | 13,009 | 2 | 6504,5 | |
| Central | 70,791 | 82 | 863,3 | Garissa |
| Dadaab | 103,671 | 29 | 4505,9 | Dadaab |
| Danyere | 8,652 | 8 | 1081,5 | |
| Jarajila | 50,455 | 6 | 8409,2 | |
| Liboi | 17,140 | 5 | 3428,0 | Liboi |
| Modogashe | 14,656 | 7 | 2093,7 | Mado Gashi |
| Sankuri | 11,713 | 6 | 1952,2 | |
| Shant-Abak | 13,329 | 4 | 3332,3 | |
| Total | 329,868 | - | 34874,2 | - |
| * 1999 census. Sources: [2] | ||||
Garissa district had three constituencies:
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
External links
[edit]- Article title[usurped] Garissa County
- http://garissaonline.usclargo.com
- http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6UFDTX?OpenDocument
- http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=4[permanent dead link]
- Various articles by Terra Nuova from their Transboundary Environmental Project in Garissa and Ijara District Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine