Garissa District

Garissa District
Former district
Map
Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483
Country Kenya
CapitalGarissa
Elevation
1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Garissa District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district is one the districts created by the British colonial government as part of the Northern Frontier Province.[1] Its capital town was Garissa. The district had a population of 329,939. The district had an area of 44,952 km2.[2] before the Ijara District was split from it in 2002.

In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.

Demographics

Local authorities (councils)
Authority Type Population* Urban pop.*
Garissa Municipality 65,881 50,955
Garissa County County 264,058 14,820
Total - 329,939 65,775
* 1999 census. Source: [1]
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km2) Headquarters
Balambala 13,071 7 1867,3
Benane 13,381 16 836,3 Benane
Bura 13,009 2 6504,5
Central 70,791 82 863,3 Garissa
Dadaab 103,671 29 4505,9 Dadaab
Danyere 8,652 8 1081,5
Jarajila 50,455 6 8409,2
Liboi 17,140 5 3428,0 Liboi
Modogashe 14,656 7 2093,7 Mado Gashi
Sankuri 11,713 6 1952,2
Shant-Abak 13,329 4 3332,3
Total 329,868 - 34874,2 -
* 1999 census. Sources: [2]

Garissa district had three constituencies:

See also

Garissa County

References

  1. ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.