Habaswein

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Habaswein
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Habaswein
Location of Habaswein
Coordinates: 1°01′N39°29′E / 1.01°N 39.49°E / 1.01; 39.49
Country Kenya
County Wajir County
Population
 (2019)
  Total
174,134
  Density10,912.50/km2 (28,263.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Habaswein (Somali : Habaasweyne) is a town in Kenya's Wajir County, which is inhabited by Somalis. The Town, which is loved by many, is often referred to as "The Land Of Milk and Honey" [1]

According to the 2019 census, the town was the second most populous in the county of Wajir with a population of 174,134. [2] The unturmarked A13 highway from Isiolo to Mandera passes through Habaswein; it is located on the stretch from Modogashe to Wajir. [3]

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References

  1. "5 Iconic North-Eastern Towns and their Profound Names". Paukwa. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. "Wajir County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2018-2022)". Maarifa. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. "KeNHA Road Network" (PDF). Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA). Retrieved 12 July 2019.

Habaswein is a district which is part of Wajir county, northern province of the republic of kenya and sits for the kenya national examination council's Kenya certificate of primary education and kenya certificate of secondary education since the 20th and 21st century respectively and has several primary schools and secondary schools. MR.ABDI SALAH SHEIKH DA'AR, DR. HASHIM OSMAN WARFA, DR. SOMANE MUKHTAR, ADEN NOOR, MOWLID ALI OSMAN, NADIFA JAMA AND MIHAJI ABDIKADIR OSMAN WARFA ARE SOME OF THE STUDENTS ADMITTED TO HABASWEIN PRIMARY SCHOOL BY THE GOVERNMENT OF KENYA AND AFTER COMPLESION OF THE EXAMINATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION AND KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY ADMITTED TO NATIONAL SCHOOL. ABDI SALAH SHEIKH DA'AR WAS ADMITED TO NAKURU HIGH SCHOOL BY FRANCIS KISUI THE FIRST BLACK AFRICAN HEADMASTER OF NAKURU HICH SCHOOL