Mandera County

Mandera County
County
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Location of Mandera County in Kenya
Coordinates: 3°25′00″N 40°40′00″E / 3.41667°N 40.6667°E / 3.41667; 40.6667
Country	Kenya
Formed	4 March 2013
Capital and largest town	Mandera
Other towns	El Wak
Government
• Governor	Mohamed Adan Khalif
• Senator	Ali Roba
• Women Rep	Ummulkheir Kassim
Area
• Total	25,797.7 km2 (9,960.5 sq mi)
• Land	25,797.7 km2 (9,960.5 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	2,300,000
• Density	89/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Website	www.mandera.go.ke

Mandera County is one of the counties in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 1,200,890 and an area of 25,939.8 square kilometres (10,015.4 sq mi).^[1] The main economic activity in the county is pastoralism, while others include cross-border trade with Ethiopia, artisanal mining, beekeeping, and agriculture along the Dawa River. ^[2]