Wajir District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya . The district was created off the Northern Frontier District by the colonial government prior to independence. Its capital town was Wajir . The district had a population of 319,261 and an area of 55,501 km². Wajir district had only one local authority: Wajir county council. The district had four constituencies: Wajir North , Wajir West , Wajir East and Wajir South .
4-420: In 2013, Wajir District ceased to exist and its boundaries formed Wajir County in line with the 2010 constitution of Kenya . This in effect led to the district being absorbed by the new county government. Wajir District was divided into fourteen administrative divisions: 1°44′50″N 40°04′08″E / 1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689 This Kenya location article
8-423: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wajir County Wajir County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya . Its capital and largest town is Wajir . The county had a population of 781,263 during the 2019 Census. It has an area of 55,840.6 km (21,560.2 sq mi). The county is bordered to the north by Ethiopia , to the northeast by Mandera County , to
12-407: 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: Wajir South , Tarbaj , Wajir North , Wajir West , Wajir East , and Eldas. The county consists of a featureless plain that rises from around 150 metres (492 ft) above sea level in the south and east to 400 metres (1312 ft) in
16-494: 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 240 mm (9.44 in). Religion in Wajir County As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties: Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions: Wajir County Governor is "FCPA H.E Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed" having been duly elected on 9 August 2022 for
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