Wajir County

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Wajir County
Population (state)
- population density 		781,263 inhabitants (2019)
14 inhabitants / km²
surface 55,840.6 km²
Coordinates 1 ° 45 ′  N , 40 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 1 ° 45 ′  N , 40 ° 4 ′  E
ISO 3166-2 KE-46
Wajir County in Kenya.svg

Wajir County (until 2010 Wajir District ) is a county in Kenya . The county's capital is Wajir . In 2019, 781,263 people lived on 55,840.6 km² in the county. The county borders Ethiopia in the north . The county has an arid climate . Most of the soil is very stony, but there is fertile clay soil in the north. 30% of the area is arable . The people of Wajir County live mainly from nomadic livestock farming. Only 40% of the population has access to safe water sources, the average distance to be traveled to the nearest source is 15 km. In 2005, more than two thirds of the population lived below the poverty line .

Transport and infrastructure

The county's road network is in poor condition. Only 7% of the roads are paved and many roads are impassable during the rainy season. Electricity is only available in the capital, Wajir . In 2002 the county had 45 phone boxes, 3 post offices, and 1 bank. Medical care in Wajir County is poor. In 2002 the county had 1 hospital, 4 outpatient departments, and 25 pharmacies. An average of 70 km had to be traveled to a medical care center. Almost 80% of households had no access to medical care. In Wajir County often leads to malaria - and diarrhea - epidemics . In 2002, 9.8% of the children died before their 5th birthday.

structure

The county is divided into divisions. There are four constituencies, Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East, and Wajir South.

Divisions
division Population (1999) Capital
Buna 29,160 Buna
Bute 14,684 Bute
Central 51.006 Wajir
Diff 19.052
Eldas 9,166
Griftu 42,333
Gurar 18,087 Gurar
Habas wine 27,467 Habas wine
Hadado 19,787
Kotulo 23,016
Lafaley 5,883
Sebule 25,699
Tarbaj 22,758 Tarbaj
Wajir-bor 17,046
total 319.261 -

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County. KNBS, accessed November 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d http://www.kenyafoodsecurity.org/images/stories/files/dps/north_eastern/wajir.pdf (link not available)
  3. ↑ Statistics on cck.go.ke (PDF) ( Memento from May 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Web links

Commons : Wajir County  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files