Garissa
E837605
Garissa is a major town in eastern Kenya that serves as an administrative, commercial, and cultural hub for the predominantly Somali-inhabited region near the border with Somalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Garissa canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeFunction |
county headquarters
ⓘ
regional administrative hub ⓘ |
| borderProximity | near Kenya–Somalia border ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Garissa County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
hot and dry ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approx. 0.456°S 39.658°E ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| distanceFromNairobi | about 370 km by road ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
livestock trade
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ transport services ⓘ |
| economicFunction | commercial center ⓘ |
| educationInstitutionTypePresent | universities or university campuses ⓘ |
| formerAdministrativeStatus | district headquarters of Garissa District ⓘ |
| governingBody | Garissa County Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
Garissa Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
county government offices ⓘ hospitals ⓘ markets ⓘ mosques ⓘ primary schools ⓘ secondary schools ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Garissa County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerProvince | North Eastern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventType | site of terrorist attacks ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | predominantly ethnic Somali ⓘ |
| regionalRole |
administrative hub for northeastern Kenya
ⓘ
cultural hub for Somali community in Kenya ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInfrastructure | Islamic schools (madrasas) ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected to Mombasa by road
ⓘ
connected to Nairobi by road ⓘ connected to Wajir by road ⓘ |
| securityConcern | affected by cross-border insecurity from Somalia ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportMode | road transport dominant ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| waterSource | Tana River for domestic and agricultural use ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.