Wajir County

Not to be confused with Wajir.
Wajir County
County

Coat of arms

Location of Wajir County (Green)
Country  Kenya
Formed March 4th 2013
Capital Wajir
Government
  Governor Ahmed Abdullahi
Area
  Total 55,840.6 km2 (21,560.2 sq mi)
Population (2009)
  Total 661,941 [1]
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Website wajir.go.ke

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 661,941 [2] and an area of 55,840.6 km². Wajir County has only one local authority: Wajir county council. The county has four constituencies: Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East and Wajir South. Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Pop. density* Area (km²) Headquarters
Buna 29,160 5 x Buna
Bute 14,684 20 x Bute
Central 51,006 22 x Wajir
Diff 19,052 3 x
Eldas 9,166 4 x
Griftu 42,333 6 x
Gurar 18,087 7 x Gurar
Habaswein 27,467 6 x Habaswein
Hadado 19,787 5 x
Kotulo 23,016 9 x
Lafaley 5,883 12 x
Sebule 25,699 3 x
Tarbaj 22,758 4 x Tarbaj
Wajir-Bor 17,046 4 x
Total 319,261 6 (average) x -
* 1999 census. Sources:

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Coordinates: 1°44′50″N 40°04′08″E / 1.74722°N 40.0689°E