Garsen is a small town located in
Tana River County
Tana River County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The county borders Kitui County to the w ...
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. It is on the west bank of the
Tana River.
Location
Garsen is located on the banks of the Tana River, in Tana River County, approximately south of
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, the location of the county headquarters. It lies along the
Malindi
Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Sabaki River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa. The population of Malindi was 119,859 as of the 2019 census. It is the largest urban cent ...
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Garissa Road, approximately north of Malindi.
Overview
Garsen marks the western end of the
Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway
Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway is a road, under construction in Kenya, connecting the towns of Garsen, Witu and Lamu.
Location
The road starts at Garsen, in Tana River County, pursuing a general easterly direction through Witu to end at Mok ...
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See also
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List of roads in Kenya
References
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External links
Website of Tana River County
Populated places in Tana River County