Garissa
Garissa is a city in North Eastern Province, Kenya. It is the capital of the province and Garissa District. Garissa is located near . It has a population of 65,881 (1999 census). [1] The Tana River flows through the city of Garissa.
People from Garissa are basically Somalis who were, with or without their will, put under the administration of Kenya. The major clans are Ogaden and 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].
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"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
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