Modogashe
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Modogashe is a small, remote town in northeastern Kenya known as a local trading and transit center in a semi-arid pastoral region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | part of a sub-county within Garissa County ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | local trading center ⓘ |
| climate | arid to semi-arid ⓘ |
| commonLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| distanceFromGarissaTown | approximately 180–220 km by road (approximate) GENERATED ⓘ |
| distanceFromIsiolo | approximately 150–200 km by road (approximate) GENERATED ⓘ |
| economicRole | livestock marketing node for surrounding pastoral areas ⓘ |
| electricityAccess | limited, often generator or solar-based ⓘ |
| environment | pastoral region ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | predominantly Somali communities ⓘ |
| foodSecurityContext | periodic reliance on relief and aid during droughts ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
local market
ⓘ
primary school(s) ⓘ small health facility or dispensary ⓘ |
| hasSecurityPresence | Kenya Police or Administration Police post (typical for such centers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureLevel | limited basic services ⓘ |
| livelihood | pastoralism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Province (former)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garissa County NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketDay | periodic livestock market days ⓘ |
| nearbyLandUse | communal grazing lands ⓘ |
| populationScale | small town ⓘ |
| postalCountry | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
livestock trade
ⓘ
small-scale retail trade ⓘ |
| rainfallPattern | bimodal and highly variable ⓘ |
| regionType | semi-arid ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| risk | drought-prone ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Garissa–Isiolo road corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garissa–Wajir transport route vicinity ⓘ |
| role |
local trading center
ⓘ
transit center ⓘ |
| telecomCountryCode | +254 ⓘ |
| terrain | flat to gently undulating ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| transportRole | stopover point for trucks and buses ⓘ |
| typicalVegetation | savanna and shrubland ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| waterAvailability | seasonal and scarce ⓘ |
| waterSource | boreholes and seasonal pans ⓘ |
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