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Garissa

Eastern Africa

Garissa is a town in northeastern Kenya and the capital of Garissa County, situated in the area that was once the country's North Eastern Province.

Facts
Population
65,881 1
Population Estimate Year
1999 1
Elevation (m)
151 1
Latitude
0.456944 degrees south 1
Longitude
39.658333 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 2
Sources
1. Garissa (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 65,881 (1999)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -0.456944, longitude 39.658333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 151 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 65881 (1999)
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2. GeoNames: Garissa - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 197745
    -0.45275 39.64601 P PPLA KE 16 163399 147 Africa/Nairobi
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 147 m
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3. Garissa (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, location
    Garissa (Somali: Gaarrisa Arabic: قارسا) is the capital of Garissa County, Kenya.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.25, 39.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -0.25, 39.75
-0.25 39.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Garissa
Wikidata Q845717, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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