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Garissa County

county in Kenya
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Garissa County

Summary

Garissa County is a county of Kenya[1]. It draws 773 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kenya category, ranking #8 of 47).[2]

Key Facts

  • Garissa County is located in Kenya[3].
  • Garissa County is in the country of Kenya[4].
  • Garissa County's instance of is recorded as county of Kenya[5].
  • Garissa County's capital is recorded as Garissa[6].
  • Garissa County's Commons category is recorded as Garissa County[7].
  • March 4, 2013 marks the founding of Garissa County[8].
  • Garissa County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -0.45694444444444, 'longitude': 39.658333333333}[9].
  • Garissa County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': -0.455348, 'longitude': 39.6406}[10].
  • Garissa County's official website is recorded as http://www.garissa.go.ke/[11].
  • Garissa County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Garissa County[12].
  • Garissa County has a population of {'amount': '+841353'}[13].
  • Garissa County's office held by head of government is recorded as Governor of Garissa County[14].
  • Garissa County sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1138'}[15].
  • Garissa County covers an area of {'amount': '+45720.2'}[16].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Kiswahili[17].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Waata[18].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Pokomo[19].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Ilwana[20].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Aweer[21].
  • Garissa County's language used is recorded as Somali[22].

Body

Geography

Garissa County is in the country of Kenya[4]. It is located in Kenya[3].

Physical Characteristics

Garissa County covers an area of {'amount': '+45720.2'}[16]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1138'}[15]. It has a population of {'amount': '+841353'}[13].

Designation and Status

Garissa County's instance of is recorded as county of Kenya[5].

History and Context

March 4, 2013 marks the founding of Garissa County[8].

Why It Matters

Garissa County draws 773 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_kenya category, ranking #8 of 47).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Kenya

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': -0.45694444444444, 'longitude': 39.658333333333, {'latitude': -0.455348, 'longitude': 39.6406}
    Population → —
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    Instance of → county of Kenya
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