Mandera

City in Kenya
Mandera
Mandheer
City
03°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E / 3.917; 41.833
Country Kenya
CountyMandera
Population
 (2019)
 • Total114,718
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+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 / 3.917; 41.833, near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia.

Districts

Mandera is the capital of the Mandera District.[2]

As a whole, it used to constitute one district in previous administrations, which is now divided into six sub-counties and Constituencies; namely,

  1. Mandera East which represents Mandera Town
  2. Mandera Central
  3. Mandera West
  4. Mandera North
  5. Banissa
  6. Elwak
  7. Lafey

The county occupies an area of 26,744 km2.[2]

Among the notable incident of Mandera history was the Rhamu Incident of the 1977 in which Somali military invaded Ethiopian defences from the Kenyan side in which a force of 1500 Somali soldiers attacked a border post, and killed 30 Kenyan police officers and soldiers. The Somali army successfully crossed into the Sidamo Region of Ethiopia in the so called Ogaden War.[3]

Demographics

Most of Mandera's inhabitants are overwhelmingly ethnic Somali.

Climate

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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.[4]

See also

  • Mandera triangle for the border region disputed between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, centered on the city of Mandera

References

  1. ^ Mandera population statistics
  2. ^ a b Districts of Kenya
  3. ^ Aburo, Vainusa. "Mandera History". County Government of Mandera. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ^ "The Standard |". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2010-07-10.

External links

  • Districts of Kenya
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Kenya First- and second-level administrative divisions of Kenya
47 counties
(since March 2013)
Principal cities
and towns