Garissa District
A former district of Kenya
Former district in Kenya
00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483Garissa 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.* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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:
- Dujis Constituency
- Fafi Constituency
- Lagdera Constituency
See also
Garissa County
References
External links
- http://softkenya.com/county/garissa-county/ Garissa County
- http://garissaonline.usclargo.com
- http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6UFDTX?OpenDocument
- http://www.aridland.go.ke/districts.asp?DistrictID=4[permanent dead link]
- Various articles by Terra Nuova from their Transboundary Environmental Project in Garissa and Ijara District Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine