Wajir County should not be confused with Wajir.
| Official Name: | Wajir County |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Flag Size: | 150px |
| Coordinates: | 1.7472°N 40.0689°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kenya |
| Established Title: | Formed |
| Established Date: | 4 March 2013 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Wajir |
| Parts Type: | Other towns |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Ahmed Jiir[1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 55,840.6 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 781,263 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | GDP (PPP) |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | $1.442B (30th) [3] |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GDP (nominal) |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | $529 Million USD(30th) |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | $1,701 (46th) [4] |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Per Capita (nominal) |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | $624(46th) [5] |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Wajir County is a county in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Wajir. The county had a population of 781,263 during the 2019 Census. [6] It has an area of . The county is bordered to the north by Ethiopia, to the northeast by Mandera County, to the east by Somalia, to the south by Garissa County, to the west by Isiolo County and to the northwest by Marsabit County. The county has six constituencies: Wajir South, Tarbaj, Wajir North, Wajir West, Wajir East, and Eldas.
The county consists of a featureless plain that rises from around 150 metres (492 ft) above sea level in the south and east to 400 metres (1312 ft) in the north. The area is prone to seasonal flooding as well as seasonal swamps. Wajir county has a semi-arid climate with annual rainfall of around 240 mm (9.44 in).[7]
| Urban Centre | 2019 Population[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Wajir South | 116,814 | |
| 116,814 | ||
| Buna | 49,886 | |
| Tarbaj | 156,232 | |
| Eldas | 88,509 | |
| Kutulo | 44,218 | |
| Wajir East | 110,654 | |
| Wajir North | 62,206 | |
| Wajir West | 121,828 |
Religion in Wajir County [9]
| Religion (2019 Census) | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Islam | 767,312 | 98.97% |
| Catholicism | 3.060 | 0.39% |
| Protestant | 1,298 | 0.17% |
| 263 | 0.03% | |
| Evangelical Churches | 247 | 0.03% |
| Orthodox | 20 | 0.00% |
| Other Christian | 2,280 | 0.29% |
| 609 | 0.08% | |
| Traditionalists | 3 | 0.00% |
| Other | 86 | 0.01% |
| Atheists | 39 | 0.00% |
| Unknown | 50 | 0.01% |
| Not Stated | 35 | 0.00% |
As of 2019, Wajir County is divided into 7 sub-counties:
| Sub-county | Population | Land area (Sq. km) | Pop. density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldas | 88,509 | 4,444.0 | 12 | |
| Habaswein | 174,134 | 10,912.5 | 17 | |
| Tarbaj | 57,232 | 9,650.9 | 9 | |
| Wajir East | 110,654 | 4,055.1 | 27 | |
| Wajir North | 112,206 | 8,042.9 | 15 | |
| Wajir South | 116,814 | 10,732.6 | 18 | |
| Wajir West | 121,828 | 9,042.3 | 13 |
Wajir County is divided into fourteen administrative divisions:
| + Administrative divisions | |||||
| Division | Population* | Pop. density* | Area (km2) | Headquarters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buna | 29,160 | 5 | x | Buna | |
| Bute | 14,684 | 20 | x | Bute | |
| Central | 51,006 | 22 | x | Wajir | |
| Diff | 19,052 | 3 | x | ||
| Eldas | 9,166 | 4 | x | Eldas | |
| Sarman | 29,166 | 4 | x | Sarman | |
| Griftu | 42,333 | 6 | x | Griftu | |
| Gurar | 18,087 | 7 | x | Gurar | |
| Habaswein | 27,467 | 6 | x | Habaswein | |
| Hadado | 19,787 | 5 | x | Hadado | |
| Kotulo | 44,218 | 8 | x | Kotulo | |
| Lafaley | 5,883 | 12 | x | ||
| Lagboqol | 25,699 | 3 | x | Lagboqol | |
| Tarbaj | 62,758 | 4 | x | Tarbaj | |
| Wajir-Bor | 17,046 | 4 | x | ||
| Total | 366,847 | 4 | x | ||
| [10] | |||||
Wajir County Governor is "FCPA H.E Ahmed Abdullahi Mohamed" having been duly elected on 9 August 2022 for the second term as the pioneer Governor of Wajir County.-[11]