Wajir

E838533

Wajir is a major town in northeastern Kenya that serves as an important commercial and administrative center in a predominantly arid, pastoralist region.

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Wajir canonical 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeLevel county headquarters
airportIataCode WJR NERFINISHED
airportType civilian airport
military airport
borderingRegion Ethiopia (at county level)
Somalia (at county level)
climate arid climate
climateClassification hot desert climate
coordinateLocation 1.7500°N 40.0500°E
country Kenya
dominantReligion Islam NERFINISHED
environment semi-desert
hasAirport Wajir Airport NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure airstrip
bus station
hasLandUse pastoralism
hasPublicService county government offices
hospitals
markets
primary schools
secondary schools
historicalEvent affected by 2011 Horn of Africa drought
isAdministrativeCenterFor Wajir County NERFINISHED
isCommercialCenterFor Wajir County NERFINISHED
isCountyHeadquartersOf Wajir County NERFINISHED
localLanguage Somali NERFINISHED
locatedIn Northeastern Kenya NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Wajir County NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Swahili NERFINISHED
partOf former North Eastern Province of Kenya NERFINISHED
populationMajority Somali ethnic groups
primaryEconomicActivity livestock trade
retail trade
transport services
regionType pastoralist region
roadConnection Garissa NERFINISHED
Mandera NERFINISHED
Moyale NERFINISHED
Nairobi NERFINISHED
subjectTo recurrent droughts
terrain flat
timeZone East Africa Time
utcOffset +3
waterSource boreholes
shallow wells

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