Wajir County

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Wajir County

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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Wajir County
| official_name = Wajir County
| settlement_type = [[Counties of Kenya|County]]
| settlement_type = [[Counties of Kenya|County]]
| image_skyline =
| image_skyline =
| native_name =
| native_name =
| image_caption =
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| image_flag = Flag of Wajir County, Kenya.svg
| image_flag = Degodia Flag 1.png
| flag_size = 150px
| flag_size = 150px
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Wajir County.png
| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Wajir County.png
| shield_size = 130px
| shield_size = 130px
| image_map = Wajir County in Kenya.svg
| image_map = Wajir County in Kenya.svg
| map_caption = Location of Wajir County in Kenya
| map_caption = Location of Wajir County in Kenya
| coordinates = {{coord|1.74722|N|40.0689|E|region:KE_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|1.74722|N|40.0689|E|region:KE_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kenya}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kenya}}
| established_title = Formed
| established_title = Formed
| established_date = 4 March 2013
| established_date = 4 March 2013
| seat_type = Capital
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Wajir]]
| seat = [[Wajir]]
| parts_type = Other towns
| parts_type = Other towns
| parts_style =
| parts_style =
| p1 =
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| leader_title = [[County Governors of Kenya|Governor]]
| p1 =
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| leader_name = Ahmed Jiir{{Cite web|url=https://clicklo.net/79syp/|title = High Court reinstates Abdi Mohamud as Wajir governor|date = 16 February 2022}}
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| leader_title = [[County Governors of Kenya|Governor]]
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| area_total_km2 = 55,840.6
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| leader_name = Ahmed Jiir{{Cite web|url=https://clicklo.net/79syp/|title = High Court reinstates Abdi Mohamud as Wajir governor|date = 16 February 2022}}
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| area_land_km2 =
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| area_total_km2 = 55,840.6
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County |url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-i-population-by-county-and-sub-county |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 November 2019}}
| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume I: Population by County and Sub-County |url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-i-population-by-county-and-sub-county |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |access-date=6 November 2019}}
| population_total = 981,263
| population_total = 981,263
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_as_of = 2019
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[GDP]] (PPP)
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[GDP]] (PPP)
| blank1_info_sec1 = $1.442B (30th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| blank1_info_sec1 = $1.442B (30th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|GDP]] (nominal)
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|GDP]] (nominal)
| blank1_info_sec2 = $529 Million USD(30th)
| blank1_info_sec2 = $529 Million USD(30th)
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|Per Capita (PPP)]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|Per Capita (PPP)]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = $1,701 (46th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| blank2_info_sec1 = $1,701 (46th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|Per Capita]] (nominal)
| blank2_name_sec2 = [[Gross domestic product#GDP per capita|Per Capita]] (nominal)
| blank2_info_sec2 = $624(46th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| blank2_info_sec2 = $624(46th) {{Cite web|title= Nairobi Gdp per Capita|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/reports/gross-county-product-2023/|year=2024}}
| timezone = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
| timezone = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
| utc_offset = +3
| utc_offset = +3
| website = {{URL|http://www.wajir.go.ke/}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wajir.go.ke/}}
| footnotes =
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'''Wajir County''' is a [[counties of Kenya|county]] in the former [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern Province]] of [[Kenya]]. Its capital and largest town is [[Wajir]]. The county had a population of 781,263 during the 2019 Census.{{Cite web |title=WAJIR |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/kenya/admin/north_eastern/08__wajir}} It has an area of {{cvt|55,840.6|km2}}. 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]].
'''Wajir County''' is a [[counties of Kenya|county]] in the former [[North Eastern Province (Kenya)|North Eastern Province]] of [[Kenya]]. Its capital and largest town is [[Wajir]]. The county had a population of 781,263 during the 2019 Census.{{Cite web |title=WAJIR |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/kenya/admin/north_eastern/08__wajir}} It has an area of {{cvt|55,840.6|km2}}. 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]].
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