Garissa

Garissa

Garissa is a city in North Eastern Province, Kenya. It is the capital of the province and Garissa District. Garissa is located near coord|0|27|25|S|39|39|30|E. It has a population of 65,881 (1999 census). [ "Population of Local Authorities" (with towns), Government of Kenya, 1999, webpage: [http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf GovtKenya-Population-PDF] .] The Tana River flows through the city of Garissa.

Most of the inhabitants of Garissa are ethnic Somalis.

The major clans in the region belong to the Ogaden sub-clan of the Somali Darod. There are also a small number of other minority tribes commonly referred to as corner tribes.

Garissa forms a municipality that has six wards (Biashara, Bulla, Jamhuri, Market, Mashambani and Stadium). All of them belong to Dujis Constituency, which has a total of thirteen wards. The remaining seven are located within Garissa County Council, the rural council of Garissa District [Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf "Registration centres by electoral area and constituency"] ] .

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* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KE/2/Garissa.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 151m]


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