Mandera

Mandheer

City

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Coordinates:  [ ⚑ ] : 03°55′N 41°50′E﻿ / ﻿3.917°N 41.833°E﻿ / 3.917; 41.833
Country|  Kenya
County| Mandera
Population

(2019)

• Total| 87,692
| [1]
Time zone| UTC+3 (EAT)

Mandera (Somali: Mandheer) 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.

## Contents

* 1 Districts
* 2 Demographics
* 3 Climate
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## 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 ethnic Somali. Economic mainstay largely remains livestock trade.[citation needed]

## 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Districts of Kenya
3. ↑ Aburo, Vainusa. "Mandera History" (in en-US). https://mandera.go.ke/mandera-history/.
4. ↑ "The Standard |". http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=1144021171&cid=4.

## External links

* Districts of Kenya

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