Garissa County
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Garissa County is an administrative region in eastern Kenya known for its predominantly Somali population, arid climate, and role as a commercial and political hub in the former North Eastern Province.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wajir County | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | county in Kenya ⓘ |
| administrativeCentre | Garissa town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCountry | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordersCounty |
Isiolo County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitui County NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamu County NERFINISHED ⓘ Tana River County NERFINISHED ⓘ Wajir County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Garissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| countrySubdivisionOf | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cross-border trade
ⓘ
livestock trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| governanceType | devolved county government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Garissa Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderType | international border with Somalia ⓘ |
| hasConstituency |
Balambala Constituency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dadaab Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Fafi Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Garissa Township Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Ijara Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagdera Constituency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountyNumber | 007 ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorRoad | Garissa–Nairobi road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationMajority | Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRefugeeComplex | Dadaab refugee complex GENERATED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arid climate
ⓘ
commercial hub in former North Eastern Province ⓘ political hub in former North Eastern Province ⓘ predominantly Somali population ⓘ |
| landscape | dry rangelands ⓘ |
| largestTown | Garissa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrative | former North Eastern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
camels
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Eastern Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| traversedByRiver | Tana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
| waterResource | seasonal rivers and boreholes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Wajir County