Wajir County

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 1201,007 and an area of 55,840.6 km². The county is bordered to the north by Ethiopia, to the northeast by Mandera County, to the east by Somalia, to the south by Garissa County, to the west by Isiolo County and to the northwest by Marsabit County. The county has six constituencies: Eldas,elnur , Tarbaj, Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East, and Wajir South.

Not to be confused with Wajir.
Wajir County
County
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Location of Wajir County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689
Country Kenya
FormedMarch 4, 2013
Capital and largest townWajir
Other towns
Eldas

Hadado Griftu Barmil Wagalla Arbajahan


Government
 • GovernorH.E. Mohamed Abdi Mohamud

[1]

  • 2nd Governor for Wajir County.
Area
 • Total55,840.6 km2 (21,560.2 sq mi)
 • LandOther towns km2 (Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total781,263
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.wajir.go.ke
Office of the Governor of Wajir County

Geography and Climate

The county consists of a featureless plain that rises from around 150m above sea level in the south and east up to 400m in the north. The area is prone to seasonal flooding as well as seasonal swamps. Wajir county has a semi-arid climate with annual rainfall of around 240mm.[3]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 139,319—    
1989 122,769−11.9%
1999 319,261+160.1%
2009 661,941+107.3%
2019 781,263+18.0%
source:[4]
Urban Centre2009 Population[5]
Wajir82,800
Habaswein21,890
Bute19,723
Tarbaj16,043
Eldas15,243
Griftu9,550

County subdivisions

Sub-counties

As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties:[2]

Sub-countyPopulationLand area (Sq. km)Pop. density
Buna49,8863,892.813
Eldas88,5094,444.020
Habaswein174,13410,912.516
Tarbaj57,2329,650.96
Wajir East110,6544,055.127
Wajir North62,2064,042.915
Wajir South116,81410,732.611
Wajir West121,8289,042.313

Divisions

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
Eldas9,1664xEldas
Sarman29,1664xSarman
Griftu42,3336xGriftu
Gurar18,0877xGurar
Habaswein27,4676xHabaswein
Hadado19,7875xHadado
Kotulo23,0169xKotulo
Lafaley5,88312x
Lagboqol25,6993xLagboqol
Tarbaj62,7584xTarbaj
Wajir-Bor17,0464x
Total366,8474x
* 1999 census[6]

Villages and settlements

References
  1. https://www.wajir.go.ke/
  2. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "Wajir County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2018-2022)". Maarifa. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Kenya: Administrative Division population statistics
  5. "CIDP Marsabit 2018-2022". Maarifa Centre. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. "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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