| Garissa District | |
| Settlement Type: | Former district |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kenya |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Garissa |
| Population As Of: | 2010 Estimate |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 0.6333°N 62°W |
| Elevation M: | 1138 |
Garissa District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The district is one the districts created by the British colonial government in 1963, carving it out of the then Northern Frontier District.[1] Its capital town was Garissa. The district had a population of 329,939. The district had an area of 44,952 km2.[2] before the Ijara District was split from it in 2002.
In 2013, Garissa County was formerly effected using the original boundaries of the district prior to the split.
| Local authorities (councils) | |||||
| Authority | Type | Population* | Urban pop.* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | 65,881 | 50,955 | |||
| Garissa County | County | 264,058 | 14,820 | ||
| Total | - | 329,939 | 65,775 | ||
| Administrative divisions | |||||
| Division | Population* | Pop. density* | Area (km2) | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balambala | 13,071 | 7 | 1867,3 | ||
| Benane | 13,381 | 16 | 836,3 | Benane | |
| Bura | 13,009 | 2 | 6504,5 | ||
| Central | 70,791 | 82 | 863,3 | Garissa | |
| Dadaab | 103,671 | 29 | 4505,9 | Dadaab | |
| Danyere | 8,652 | 8 | 1081,5 | ||
| Jarajila | 50,455 | 6 | 8409,2 | ||
| Liboi | 17,140 | 5 | 3428,0 | Liboi | |
| Modogashe | 14,656 | 7 | 2093,7 | Mado Gashi | |
| Sankuri | 11,713 | 6 | 1952,2 | ||
| Shant-Abak | 13,329 | 4 | 3332,3 | ||
| Total | 329,868 | - | 34874,2 | - | |
Garissa district had three constituencies: