| Official Name: | El Wak, Kenya |
| Pushpin Map: | Kenya |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kenya |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mandera County |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Total: | 60,732[1] |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 2.8028°N 40.9275°W |
El Wak, also Elwak, is a town in Kenya, on the international border with Somalia. The name El Wak translates into "the well of God". There are about 50 wells spread across the town, each approximately 60 feet deep with interconnected underground passages.
The town is located in Mandera County, in extreme north eastern Kenya, approximately 177km (110miles) northeast of Wajir, the nearest large town.[2] El Wak, Kenya is approximately 169km (105miles), southwest of the town of Mandera, where the county headquarters are located.[3] The coordinates of the town are: 2°48'10.0"N, 40°55'39.0"E (Latitude:2.802771; Longitude:40.927510).
The town, which lies approximately halfway between Wajir and Mandera, is the southern end of the proposed Elwak–Mandera Road.[4] Directly across the border from El Wak is the neighbourhood in Somalia called Bur Ache, in the greater El Wak, Somalia area. The town has a new airstrip Elwak Airport, opened in February 2016.[5]