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Marsabit District

Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483
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Marsabit District
Coordinates: 00°38′N 33°29′E / 0.633°N 33.483°E / 0.633; 33.483
Country Kenya
CapitalMarsabit
Elevation
1,138 m (3,734 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Marsabit District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Marsabit. The district had a population of 121,478.[1]

The district was located in northern Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana.

The district was created prior to Kenya's independence, carving it out of the then Northern Frontier District.[2] In 2013, based on the original district's boundaries, Marsabit County was effected.

Marsabit District had only one local authority, Marsabit County Council. The district is divided into six administrative divisions:

Administrative divisions
Division Population* Urban pop.* Headquarters
Central 25,100 10,619 Marsabit
Gadamoji 12,345 0
Laisamis 24,011 2,817 Laisamis
Loiyangalani 16,965 1,054
Maikona 19,518 0 Maikona
North Horr 23,539 2,343 North Horr
Total 121,478 16,833 -
* 1999 census. Sources: [1], [2],

The district had three constituencies:

References

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  1. ^ "Kenya Districts". www.statoids.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  2. ^ "Kenya Gazette dated 2nd April, 1963" (PDF). Gazettes.Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2023.