Wajir County

Wajir County
County

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Location of Wajir County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1°44′50″N 40°04′08″E / 1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689Coordinates: 1°44′50″N 40°04′08″E / 1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4, 2013
Capital and largest town Wajir
Other towns
Government
 • Governor
  • Ahmed Ali
  • Mohamed Abdi
  • 2017 gubernatorial election nullified by High court of Kenya
Area
 • Total 55,840.6 km2 (21,560.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 661,941
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Website www.wajir.go.ke

Wajir County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wajir. The county has a population of 661,941[1] and an area of 55,840.6 km². Wajir County has only one local authority: Wajir county council. The county has six constituencies: Eldas, Tarbaj, Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East, and Wajir South. Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km²) Headquarters
Buna29,1605xBuna
Bute14,68420xBute
Central51,00622xWajir
Diff19,0523x
Eldas9,1664x
Griftu42,3336x
Gurar18,0877xGurar
Habaswein27,4676xHabaswein
Hadado19,7875x
Kotulo23,0169x
Lafaley5,88312x
Sebule25,6993x
Tarbaj22,7584xTarbaj
Wajir-Bor17,0464x
Total319,2616 (average)x-
* 1999 census[2]

Villages and settlements

References

  1. 1 2 "Kenya Census 2009". Scribd.com. Retrieved 2017-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Status of Coverage of Communications Services" (PDF). www.cck.go.ke. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2017.


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