Garissa District

Garissa District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district is one the districts created by the British colonial government as part of the Northern Frontier Province. Its capital town was Garissa. The district had a population of 329,939. The district had an area of 44,952 km2. before the Ijara District was split from it in 2002.

In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.

Demographics Local authorities (councils) Authority Type Population*Urban pop.* Garissa Municipality 65,881 50,955 Garissa County County 264,058 14,820 Total - 329,939 65,775

Administrative divisions Division Population*Pop. density*Area (km2)Headquarters Balambala 13,071 7 1867,3 Benane 13,381 16 836,3 Benane Bura 13,009 2 6504,5 Central 70,791 82 863,3 Garissa Dadaab 103,671 29 4505,9 Dadaab Danyere 8,652 8 1081,5 Jarajilla 50,455 6 8409,2 Alinjugur Liboi 17,140 5 3428,0 Liboi Modogashe 14,656 7 2093,7 Mado Gashi Sankuri 11,713 6 1952,2 Shant-Abak 13,329 4 3332,3 Total 329,868 - 34874,2 -

Garissa district had three constituencies: Dujis Constituency Fafi Constituency Lagdera Constituency

Garissa District

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