Wajir District

Wajir District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district was created off the Northern Frontier District by the colonial government prior to independence. Its capital town was Wajir. The district had a population of 319,261 and an area of 55,501 km².[1] Wajir district had only one local authority: Wajir county council. The district had four constituencies: Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East and Wajir South.

In 2013, Wajir District ceased to exist and its boundaries formed Wajir County in line with the 2010 constitution of Kenya. This in effect led to the district being absorbed by the new county government.

District divisions

Wajir District was divided into fourteen administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km²) Headquarters
Buna29,1605xBuna
Bute14,68420xBute
Central51,00622xWajir
Diff19,0523x
Eldas9,1664x
Griftu42,3336x
Gurar18,0877xGurar
Habaswein27,4676xHabaswein
Hadado19,7875x
Kotulo23,0169x
Lafaley5,88312x
Sebule25,6993x
Tarbaj22,7584xTarbaj
Wajir-Bor17,0464x
Total319,2616 (average)x-
* 1999 census. Sources:

References
  1. http://www.statoids.com/yke.html

1.74722°N 40.0689°E / 1.74722; 40.0689

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