Mandera County is a county in the far northeast of Kenya. It borders Ethiopia to the north and Somalia to the east, and Wajir County lies to the south. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is home mainly to ethnic Somali communities, and its economy rests on pastoralism and agriculture, with livestock the main activity. The landscape includes the Dawa River and wide arid plains. English Wikipedia gives its area as about 25,797 square kilometres and its population as roughly 983,000 in 2024, which makes it the 28th largest Kenyan county by population. The same article describes it as the poorest county in Kenya by GDP per capita, a result of persistent development and insecurity challenges.
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population 1,025,756
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Covering an area of approximately 25,797 square kilometers
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Mandera County is a county in northeastern Kenya
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The capital and largest town is Mandera.
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The capital and largest town is Mandera.
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Mandera County is a county in northeastern Kenya
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Mandera (Somali: Mandheera) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya.
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is the capital of Mandera County
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is a country located in East Africa
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