Wajir County

Wajir County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wajir. The county has a population of 781,263 [3]and an area of 55,840.6 km2 (21,560.2 sq mi). The county is bordered to the north by Ethiopia, to the northeast by Mandera County, to the east by Somalia, to the south by Garissa County, to the west by Isiolo County and to the northwest by Marsabit County. The county has six constituencies: Wajir South, Tarbaj, Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East, and Eldas.

Not to be confused with Wajir.

Wajir County
County
Coat of arms of Wajir County
Coat of arms
Location of Wajir County in Kenya
Location of Wajir County in Kenya
Coordinates: 1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689
Country Kenya
Formed4 March 2013
CapitalWajir
Government
 • GovernorAhmed Jiir[1]
Area
 • Total55,840.6 km2 (21,560.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total781,263
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Websitewww.wajir.go.ke

Geography and climate

The county consists of a featureless plain that rises from around 150 metres (492 ft) above sea level in the south and east to 400 metres (1312 ft) in the north. The area is prone to seasonal flooding as well as seasonal swamps. Wajir county has a semi-arid climate with annual rainfall of around 240 mm (9.44 in).[4]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1979 139,319—    
1989 122,769−11.9%
1999 319,261+160.1%
2009 661,941+107.3%
2019 781,263+18.0%
source:[5]
Urban Centre2019 Population[6]
Wajir South116,814
Habaswein116,814
Buna49,886
Tarbaj156,232
Eldas88,509
Wajir East110,654
Wajir North62,206
Wajir West121,828

Religion in Wajir County [7]

Religion (2019 Census) Number Percentage
Islam767,312 98.97%
Catholicismy3.060 0.39%
Protestant1,298 0.17%
African instituted Churches263 0.03%
Evangelical Churches247 0.03%
Orthodox20 0.00%
Other Cristian2,280 0.29%
Hindu609 0.08%
Traditionists3 0.00%
Other86 0.01%
No ReligionAtheists39 0.00%
Don't Know50 0.01%
Not Stated35 0.00%

County subdivisions

Sub-counties

As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties:[2]

Sub-countyPopulationLand area (Sq. km)Pop. density
Buna49,8863,892.813
Eldas160,5094,444.013
Habaswein110,13410,912.516
Tarbaj90,2329,650.96
Wajir East120,6544,055.127
Wajir North62,2064,042.915
Wajir South116,81410,732.611
Wajir West121,8289,042.313

Divisions

Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km2) Headquarters
Buna29,1605xBuna
Bute14,68420xBute
Central51,00622xWajir
Diff19,0523x
Eldas9,1664xEldas
Sarman29,1664xSarman
Griftu42,3336xGriftu
Gurar18,0877xGurar
Habaswein27,4676xHabaswein
Hadado19,7875xHadado
Kotulo23,0169xKotulo
Lafaley5,88312x
Lagboqol25,6993xLagboqol
Tarbaj62,7584xTarbaj
Wajir-Bor17,0464x
Total366,8474x
* 1999 census[8]

References
  1. "High Court reinstates Abdi Mohamud as Wajir governor". 16 February 2022.
  2. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County". Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. "WAJIR".
  4. "Wajir County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2018-2022)". Maarifa. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  5. Kenya: Administrative Division population statistics
  6. "CIDP Marsabit 2018-2022". Maarifa Centre. Archived from the original on 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  7. "2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume IV: Distribution of Population by Socio-Economic Characteristics" (PDF). Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. "Status of Coverage of Communications Services" (PDF). cck.go.ke. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

Wajir County Governor is "FCPA H.E Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed" having been duly elected on 9 August 2022 for the second term as the pioneer Governor of Wajir County.-[1]


  1. Government, Abdiazizi. "Wajir County Government || The Transformaton is ON by Governor H.E FCPA AHMED ABDULLAHI". wajir.go.ke. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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