Marsabit County | |
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Coordinates: 2°19′N37°58′E / 2.317°N 37.967°E | |
Country | Kenya |
Formed | 4 March 2013 |
Capital | Marsabit |
Largest town | Moyale |
Other towns | Sololo |
Government | |
• Governor | Mohammud Ali |
Area | |
• Total | 66,923.1 km2 (25,839.2 sq mi) |
Population (2019) [1] | |
• Total | 459,785 |
• Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Website | marsabit |
Marsabit County is a county in Kenya. [2] Covering a surface area of 66,923.1 square kilometres. Marsabit is the second largest county by size in Kenya after Turkana county which has an area of 71,597.8 km2. Its capital is Marsabit and its largest town Moyale. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 459,785. [3] It is bordered to the North by Ethiopia, to the West by Turkana County to the South by Samburu County and Isiolo County, and to the East by Wajir County.
The county is located in central north Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana. Important topographical features are: Ol Donyo Ranges 2,066 m [6,778 ft] in the southwest, Mount Marsabit 1,865 m [6,119 ft] in the central part of the county, Hurri Hills 1,685 m [5,528 ft] in the northeastern part of the county, Mount Kulal 2,235 m [7,333 ft] in the northwest and the mountains around Sololo-Moyale escarpment up to 1,400 m [4,600 ft] in the northeast. The Chalbi Desert makes up much of the center region of the county. [4]
The county is made of an extensive plain lying 300 and 900 m (980 and 2,950 ft) above sea level which gently slopes towards the south-east. Some of the prominent features include Ol Donyo 2,066 m [6,778 ft] above sea level, Mt. Marsabit 1,865 m [6,119 ft] above sea level, Hurri Hills 1,685 m [5,528 ft] above sea level, Mt. Kulal 2,235 m [7,333 ft] above sea level, and the Sololo-Moyale escarpment up to 1,400 m [4,600 ft] above sea level.
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The county experience semi-arid climatic conditions with an average temperature range between 15 °C and 26 °C, and annual rainfall ranges between and 200 and 1,000 mm (7.9 and 39.4 in) per annum. long start in April and May and short rain seasons from November and December. [7] [6]
The county has a total population of 459,785, of which 243,548 are males, 216,219 females and 18 intersex persons. There are 77,495 households, with an average household size of 5.8 persons per household and a population density 6 people per square kilometre. [8]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1979 | 96,216 | — |
1989 | 129,262 | +34.3% |
1999 | 174,957 | +35.4% |
2009 | 291,166 | +66.4% |
2019 | 459,785 | +57.9% |
source: [9] |
Urban Centre | 2019 Population [10] |
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Moyale | 37,387 |
Marsabit | 14,907 |
Sololo | 9,104 |
Loiyangalani | 5,117 |
Laisamis | 2,643 |
There are 4 sub counties, 16 divisions, 63 locations and 127 sub-locations. [12]
There 4 constituencies and 20 county assembly wards. [13]
Mohamed Mohamud Ali is the Governor and was elected in 2017 and his deputy is Solomon Gubo Riwe. [14] [15] He replaced Ukur Yattani, the first governor of Marsabit county and currently the Cabinet Secretary of National Treasury & Planning. [16] [17] Gordana Hargura is the Senator and has been senator since 2013. [18] Nasra Ibrahim Ibren is the first elected women representative and was replaced in 2017 general elections by Safia Sheikh Adan. [19] [20]
For Marsabit County, the County Executive Committee comprises:-
Number | |
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The Governor | 1 |
The Deputy Governor | 1 |
The County Secretary | 1 |
The CEC Members | 10 |
Total | 13 |
Source [21]
There are 278 ECD centres 209 primary schools and 31 secondary schools. The county has also 1 teachers training colleges, 4 Youth Polytechnics, 106 adult training institutions and 6 technical training institutions. [29] The number of teachers currently providing basic education in Marsabit county is 1,912, consisting of 492 ECDE teachers, 1,147 primary and 283 secondary school teachers. [30]
There is a total of 111 health facilities, hospital beds in the county. County has 457 health personnel of different cadre. [31]
HIV prevalence is at 1% below the national 5.3% (Kenya HIV Estimates 2011). [32]
The county is covered by 5,000 km (3,100 mi) of road network. Of this, 4,108 km (2,553 mi) is covered by earth surface, 580 km (360 mi) is murram surface, and 312 km (194 mi) of surface is covered by bitumen. [33] [34]
There are two post offices with 1,000 installed letter boxes: 717 rented letter boxes and 283 vacant letter boxes. [35]
Constituencies of Marsabit County [36] | ||||||
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Map | Constituency Name | Constituency No. | Approximate Population (2009) | Area in km2 | ||
Moyale | 45 | 145,196 | 9,390 | |||
North Horr | 46 | 109,179 | 38,953 | |||
Saku | 47 | 46,502 | 2,078 | |||
Laisamis | 48 | 65,669 | 20,266 | |||
Total | 291,166 | 70,687 |
Administratively, the county is divided into four administrative sub-counties namely: Marsabit Central, Laisamis, North Horr, and Moyale. [37] Sub-counties are further divided into 20 wards and administrative villages.
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