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| Haruru | |
|---|---|
  Haruru Location of Haruru | |
| Coordinates: 1°19′S40°11′E / 1.32°S 40.18°E Coordinates: 1°19′S40°11′E / 1.32°S 40.18°E | |
| Country | Kenya |
| County | Garissa County |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Haruru is a settlement in Garissa County, Kenya. It lies within Arawale National Reserve.
Garissa County is an administrative County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest urban area is Garissa. As of August 31, 2016, Garissa county had more than 260,000 Somali refugees in refugee camps at Dadaab, which is located in Garissa County. The county has a population of 923,060, and a land area of about 45,720.2 km²
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country in Africa with 47 semiautonomous counties governed by elected governors. At 580,367 square kilometres (224,081 sq mi), Kenya is the world's 48th largest country by total area. With a population of more than 52.2 million people, Kenya is the 27th most populous country. Kenya's capital and largest city is Nairobi while its oldest city and first capital is the coastal city of Mombasa. Kisumu City is the third largest city and a critical inland port at Lake Victoria. Other important urban centres include Nakuru and Eldoret.
The Arawale National Reserve is a designated conservation area managed by the Garissa County in assistance with the Kenya Wildlife Service. It lies in North Eastern Province of Kenya, 77 km south of the town of Garissa. The reserve covers an area of 53,324 hectares. To the west, it is bordered by the Tana River and, to the east, by the Garissa-Lamu road. In 1974, the reserve was gazetted as the only in-situ conservation site for the critically endangered Hirola population endemic to north-eastern Kenya and south-west Somalia.
