Marsabit District | |
Settlement Type: | Former district |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kenya |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Marsabit |
Population As Of: | 2010 Estimate |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 0.6333°N 62°W |
Elevation M: | 1138 |
Marsabit District was an administrative district in the Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Marsabit. The district had a population of 121,478.[1]
The district was located in northern Kenya. It borders the eastern shore of Lake Turkana.
The district was created prior to Kenya's independence, carving it out of the then Northern Frontier District.[2] In 2013, based on the original district's boundaries, Marsabit County was effected.
Marsabit District had only one local authority, Marsabit County Council. The district is divided into six administrative divisions:
Administrative divisions | ||||
Division | Population* | Urban pop.* | Headquarters | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Central | 25,100 | 10,619 | Marsabit | |
Gadamoji | 12,345 | 0 | ||
Laisamis | 24,011 | 2,817 | Laisamis | |
16,965 | 1,054 | |||
Maikona | 19,518 | 0 | Maikona | |
North Horr | 23,539 | 2,343 | North Horr | |
Total | 121,478 | 16,833 | - | |
The district had three constituencies: