Wajir County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wajir. The county had a population of 781,263 during the 2019 Census. It has an area of . The county is bordered to the north by Ethiopia, to the northeast by Mandera County, to the east by Somalia, to the south by Garissa County, to the west by Isiolo County and to the northwest by Marsabit County.
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
Urban Centre 2019 Population Wajir South 216,814 Habaswein 198,814 Buna 49,886 Tarbaj 56,232 Eldas 38,509 Kutulo 54,218 Wajir East 119,654 Wajir North 62,206 Wajir West 135,828
Religion in Wajir County
Religion (2019 Census)NumberPercentageIslam767,31298.97%Catholicism3,0600.39%Protestant1,2980.17%African Instituted Churches 2630.03%Evangelical Churches2470.03%Orthodox200.00%Other Christian2,2800.29%Hindu 6090.08%Traditionalists30.00%Other860.01%Atheists390.00%Unknown500.01%Not Stated350.00%
County subdivisions Sub-counties As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties: Sub-county Population Land area (Sq. km) Pop. density Eldas 98,509 4,444.0 12 Habaswein 98,814 6,912.5 17 Tarbaj 156,232 9,650.9 9 Wajir East 119,654 4,055.1 27 Wajir North 112,206 8,042.9 15 Wajir South 116,814 7,732.6 18 Wajir West 135,828 9,042.3 13
Divisions Wajir County was divided into fourteen administrative divisions: + Administrative divisionsDivisionPopulation*Pop. density*Area (km2)Headquarters Buna 29,160 5 x Buna Bute 14,684 20 x Bute Central 51,006 22 x Wajir Diff 109,052 3 x Eldas 9,166 4 x Eldas Sarman 29,166 4 x Sarman Griftu 42,333 6 x Griftu Gurar 18,087 7 x Gurar Habaswein 207,467 6 x Habaswein Hadado 19,787 5 x Hadado Kotulo 44,218 8 x Kotulo Lafaley 5,883 12 x Lagboqol 15,699 3 x Lagboqol Tarbaj 82,758 4 x Tarbaj Wajir-Bor 17,046 4 x Total 366,847 4 x
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