Garissa District

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Garissa District
Former district
Garissa District
Coordinates: 00°38′N33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg 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.

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In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.

Demographics

Local authorities (councils)
AuthorityTypePopulation*Urban pop.*
Garissa Municipality65,88150,955
Garissa CountyCounty264,05814,820
Total-329,93965,775
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
DivisionPopulation*Pop. density*Area (km2)Headquarters
Balambala13,07171867,3
Benane13,38116836,3Benane
Bura13,00926504,5
Central70,79182863,3 Garissa
Dadaab103,671294505,9 Dadaab
Danyere8,65281081,5
Jarajila50,45568409,2
Liboi17,14053428,0 Liboi
Modogashe14,65672093,7 Mado Gashi
Sankuri11,71361952,2
Shant-Abak13,32943332,3
Total329,868-34874,2-
* 1999 census. Sources:

Garissa district had three constituencies:

See also

Garissa County

References

  1. ↑ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
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