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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.