Garissa is a city in North Eastern Province, Kenya. It is the capital of the province and Garissa District. Garissa is located near 0°27′25″S 39°39′30″E / 0.45694°S 39.65833°E. It has a population of 65,881 (1999 census). [1] The Tana River flows through the city of Garissa.
Most of the inhabitants of Garissa are ethnic Somalis who are pastoralists.
The major clans in the region belong to the Ogaden sub-clan of the Somali Darod. There are also a small number of other minority tribes commonly referred to as corner tribes.
Garissa forms a municipality that has six wards (Biashara, Bulla, Jamhuri, Market, Mashambani and Stadium). All of them belong to Dujis Constituency, which has a total of thirteen wards. The remaining seven are located within Garissa County Council, the rural council of Garissa District [2].
Climate of Garissa
Garissa is located in a desert region of Kenya, along the Tana River. Garissa has a very warm/hot climate, due to the low elevation and distance away from the cooler coastal areas. The daytime temperature typically rises above 33° C (91° F), every day, but returns to a mild temperature, every night (see chart below).
| Weather averages for Garissa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average high °F (°C) | 98.1 (37) |
100 (38) |
100.9 (38) |
98.6 (37) |
96.4 (36) |
93.4 (34) |
92.5 (34) |
92.8 (34) |
95.2 (35) |
97.3 (36) |
97.2 (36) |
95.7 (35) |
|
| Average low °F (°C) | 72.7 (23) |
73.9 (23) |
75.9 (24) |
76.1 (24) |
73.9 (23) |
71.2 (22) |
70.2 (21) |
70.3 (21) |
71.1 (22) |
73.6 (23) |
74.5 (24) |
73.4 (23) |
|
| Source: Climate-Charts.com[3] 2007-12-03 | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ "Population of Local Authorities" (with towns), Government of Kenya, 1999, webpage: GovtKenya-Population-PDF.
- ^ Electoral Commission of Kenya: Registration centres by electoral area and constituency
- ^ "Garissa, Kenya: Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data". 2008. http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/k/KN63723.php. Retrieved on 2009-06-01.
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