Lafey is a town and sub-county in Mandera County, in the far northeast of Kenya, where the country meets the border with Somalia. It lies roughly 51 kilometres north-east of Elwak, the nearest large town, about 118 kilometres by road south-west of Mandera, the county seat, and about 850 kilometres by road north-east of Nairobi. The town is the headquarters of Lafey Constituency, which sends a member to the Kenya National Assembly. The road through Lafey runs along the Somali border and is a shorter and much used route between El Wak and Mandera, though it is described as less safe than the longer route through Rhamu. The area is mainly inhabited by the Murulle clan, which is divided into smaller sub-clans, and many residents are pastoralists who graze livestock on the outskirts of the town.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Kenya: Cities, Towns and Urban Centers (citypopulation.de)
citypopulation.deCities, Towns and Urban Centers, census table
Lafey NE............... 22,882
Cities, Towns and Urban Centers, census 2019 column
Lafey NE............... 22,882
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Cities, Towns and Urban Centers
The population of all Kenyan cities, towns and urban centers with more than 15,000 inhabitants by census years.
View the Source 2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at 3.1511,41.1858
OpentopodataElevation lookup, bandQuote, Elevation lookup, band
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3. GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Lafey, Kenya
GeoNamesSearch result, latitude
3.15106 41.18577
Search result, longitude
3.15106 41.18577
Search result, population
population 22,882
View the Source 4. Lafey (Wikipedia)
Lead, locationQuote, Lead, location
Lafey is a town and sub-county in the Mandera County of Kenya.
5. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)grid cell 3.25 41.25Quote, grid cell 3.25 41.25
3.25 41.25 BSh
6. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, africa zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Africa/NairobiQuote, Zone Africa/Nairobi
Africa/Nairobi
Lafey (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Kenya, LeadQuote, Part Of: Kenya, Lead
Lafey is a town and sub-county in the Mandera County of Kenya.
Kenya (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOn Continent: Africa, LeadQuote, On Continent: Africa, Lead
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa.
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