Burder Ward

Burder Ward is an electoral ward of Wajir South Constituency in Wajir County Kenya. Burder Ward is one of the seven wards in Wajir South Constituency of Wajir County. It is also one of the most neglected, underdeveloped, and unchanged wards in wajir south since its creation.The Ward has 18 settlement and locations.

Burder Ward
Location of Burder Ward
Coordinates: 1.1896941027528707°N 40.451342268853345°E / 1.1896941027528707; 40.451342268853345
Country	Kenya
County	Wajir County
Highest elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Lowest elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Burder ward lies between latitudes 1◦ 30’N and 0◦ 60’N and between longitudes 39◦ 30’E and 41◦ E. It borders Dif ward to the East; Lagboqol south to the South, and Ibrahim ure ward to the North. Burder ward is a featureless plain and lies between 150 meters and 460 meters above sea level and along latitude 1°45'N and longitude 40°4'E. Its altitude is 244 m (801 ft).

The region's population is largely pastoralist and pre-dominantly Somali. About 60-70% of the people depend largely on livestock for their livelihood. The main form of land use is nomadic pastoralism, which is the most efficient method of exploiting the range lands.