Mandera County

Mandera County
County

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Location of Mandera County in Kenya
Coordinates: 3°25′00″N 40°40′00″E / 3.41667°N 40.6667°E / 3.41667; 40.6667Coordinates: 3°25′00″N 40°40′00″E / 3.41667°N 40.6667°E / 3.41667; 40.6667
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4, 2013
Capital and largest town Mandera
Other towns El Wak
Government
 • Governor Ali Roba
Area
 • Total 25,797.7 km2 (9,960.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 1,025,756
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website www.mandera.go.ke

Mandera County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county has a population of 1,025,756 (2009 census)[1] and an area of 25,797.7 km².

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
ManderaTown39,69730,433
Mandera CountyCounty210,67522,505
Total-250,37252,938
* 1999 census. Source:[2]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km²) Headquarters
Ashabito33,0347xRhamu
Banisa38,41127xBanissa
Central43,916437xMandera
Dandu16,5348xTakaba
El Wak26,39126xEl Wak
Fino7,9104xLafey
Hareri5,4685xMandera
Khalalio7,94816xMandera
Kotulo12,9555xElwak
Lafey7,8659xLafey
Libehia2,9924xMandera
Malkamari12,4987xMandera
Rahamu Dimtu7,3718xRhamu
Rhamu10,81875xRhamu
Shimbir Fatuma5,1793xElwak
Takaba9,6683xTakaba
Warankara3,0423xLafey
Wargadud8,3728xElwak
Sala4,3225xLafey
Kiliweri7,5729xBanisa
Total250,3729 (average)x-
* 1999 census. Sources:[3]

Electoral constituencies

The county has six constituencies:

Villages and settlements

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenya Census 2009 - Census - Kenya". Scribd.
  2. ↑ http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
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