Garissa District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district is one the districts created by the British colonial government as part of the Northern Frontier Province. Its capital town was Garissa. The district had a population of 329,939. The district had an area of 44,952 km2. before the Ijara District was split from it in 2002.

In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.

Demographics

AuthorityTypePopulation*Urban pop.*
Local authorities (councils)
GarissaMunicipality65,88150,955
Garissa CountyCounty264,05814,820
Total-329,93965,775
* 1999 census. Source:
DivisionPopulation*Pop. density*Area (km2)Headquarters
Administrative divisions
Balambala13,07171867,3
Benane13,38116836,3Benane
Bura13,00926504,5
Central70,79182863,3Garissa
Dadaab103,671294505,9Dadaab
Danyere8,65281081,5
Jarajila50,45568409,2
Liboi17,14053428,0Liboi
Modogashe14,65672093,7Mado Gashi
Sankuri11,71361952,2
Shant-Abak13,32943332,3
Total329,868-34874,2-
* 1999 census. Sources:

Garissa district had three constituencies:

See also

Garissa County

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