Garsen

Place in Tana River County, Kenya

Garsen

Garsen

Location of Garsen

Coordinates: 02°16′04″S 40°06′38″E﻿ / ﻿2.26778°S 40.11056°E﻿ / -2.26778; 40.11056
Country| Kenya
County| Tana River County
Elevation

| 28 m (92 ft)
Population

(2009 Census)[1]

• Urban

| 2,904
Time zone| UTC+3 (EAT)

Garsen[2] is a small town located in Tana River County, Kenya. It is on the west bank of the Tana River.[3]

## Location

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Garsen is located on the banks of the Tana River, in Tana River County, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Hola, the location of the county headquarters.[4] It lies along the Malindi–Garissa Road, approximately 112 kilometres (70 mi) north of Malindi.[5]

## Overview

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Garsen marks the western end of the 122 kilometres (76 mi)[6] Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway.[7]

## See also

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* List of roads in Kenya

## References

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1. ^ "2009 Census Vol 1 Table 3 Rural and Urban Population". Kenya Open Data Project. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
2. ^ Garsen (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
3. ^ Topographic map 1:250,000 Garsen, Kenya, SA-37-11, series 1501, United States Defense Intelligence Agency
4. ^ GFC (10 April 2016). "Distance between Hola, Tana River, Kenya and Garsen, Tana River, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
5. ^ GFC (10 April 2016). "Distance between Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya and Garsen, Tana River, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
6. ^ GFC (10 April 2016). "Distance between Garsen, Tana River, Kenya and Kikoni Landing Site, C112, Lamu, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 10 April 2016.
7. ^ CRO (10 April 2016). "Construction of major highway at Kenya's Coast to begin". Construction Review Online (CRO). Retrieved 10 April 2016.

## External links

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* Website of Tana River County