Garissa District
Former district
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 in 1963, carving it out of the then Northern Frontier District.[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.*
GarissaMunicipality65,88150,955
Garissa CountyCounty264,05814,820
Total-329,93965,775
* 1999 census. Source:
Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km²) Headquarters
Balambala13,07171867,3
Benane13,38116836,3Benane
Bura13,00926504,5
Central70,79182863,3Garissa
Dadaab103,671294505,9Dadaab
Danyere8,65281081,5
Jarajila50,45568409,2
Liboi17,14053428,0Liboi
Modogashe14,65672093,7Mado Gashi
Sankuri11,71361952,2
Shant-Abak13,32943332,3
Total329,868-34874,2-
* 1999 census. Sources:

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.
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