Wajir County is a
county
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in the former
North Eastern Province of
Kenya
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. Its capital and largest town is
Wajir. The county has a population of 720,000 and an area of . The county is bordered to the north by
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, to the northeast by
Mandera County, to the east by
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
, to the south by
Garissa County, to the west by
Isiolo County and to the northwest by
Marsabit County. The county has six constituencies: eldas,
Tarbaj,
Wajir North,
Wajir West,
Wajir East, and
Wajir South.
Geography and climate
The county consists of a featureless plain that rises from around 150 metres (492 ft) above sea level in the south and east to 400 metres (1312 ft) in the north. The area is prone to seasonal flooding as well as seasonal swamps. Wajir county has a semi-arid climate with annual rainfall of around 240 mm (9.44 in).
Population
County subdivisions
Sub-counties
As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties:
Divisions
Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions:
References
Counties of Kenya
Somali-speaking countries and territories
Wajir County Governor is "FCPA H.E Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed" having been duly elected on 9th August 2022 for the second term as the pioneer Governor of Wajir County.-
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