Marsabit District

Marsabit District
—  District  —
Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483
Country	Kenya
Capital	Lodwar
Elevation	1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Marsabit District is an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town is Marsabit. The district has a population of 121,478 [1]

The district is located in northern Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana.

Marsabit District has only one local authority, Marsabit county council. The district is divided into six administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division	Population*	Urban pop.*	Headquarters
Central	25,100	10,619	Marsabit
Gadamoji	12,345	0
Laisamis	24,011	2,817	Laisamis
Loiyangalani	16,965	1,054
Maikona	19,518	0	Maikona
North Horr	23,539	2,343	North Horr
Total	121,478	16,833	-
* 1999 census. Sources: [2], [3],

The district has three constituencies:

• North Horr Constituency
• Saku Constituency
• Laisamis Constituency

External links

• http://softkenya.com/county/marsabit-county/Marsabit County
• http://www.aridland.go.ke/bulletins/August%202006-Marsabit.pdf