Mandera
Mandera Mandheera | |
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City | |
  Mandera Location in Kenya. | |
| Coordinates: 03°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°ECoordinates: 03°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E | |
| Country |  Kenya |
| County | Mandera |
| Population (1999) | |
| • Total | 30,433 |
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| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Mandera (Somali: Mandheera) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around 3°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E, near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia.
Districts[edit]
Mandera is the capital of the Mandera District.[2]
As a whole, it used to constitute one district, which was divided into three smaller constituencies; namely, Mandera East, Mandera Central and Mandera West. However, Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki in 2007 ordered the creation of two more districts: Mandera Central Mandera West Lafey, Mandera north and Banisa. This brought the total number of local districts to six.
The town occupies an area of 26,744 km².[2]
History[edit]
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Demographics[edit]
As with the other areas of the North Eastern Province, Mandera is predominantly inhabited by ethnic Somalis with the Jiidle murule tribe as the majority in the county.[citation needed]
Climate[edit]
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Mandera's climate is categorized as arid under the Köppen climate classification. Temperatures tend to be hot throughout the year. Daily temperatures are typically above 30 °C (86 °F), while at night, they can fall to 20 °C (68 °F). Precipitation is extremely low, with the area receiving a minimal amount of rain. Droughts are not unusual, often resulting in significant loss of livestock in rural areas where pastoralism is common.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ http://treasury.go.ke/cbs.go.ke/pdf/authority.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Districts of Kenya
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2010-07-10.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
External links[edit]
See also[edit]
- Mandera triangle for the border region disputed between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, centered on the city of Mandera
