Masalani
title: "Masalani" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["garissa-county", "populated-places-in-north-eastern-province-(kenya)"] topic_path: "general/garissa-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masalani" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Masalani |
| pushpin_map | Kenya |
| mapsize | 200px |
| map_caption | Location of Masalani |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name | Kenya |
| subdivision_name1 | Garissa County |
| population_as_of | 2019 |
| population_urban | 43,642 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| :: |
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Masalani is a town in Garissa County, Kenya. It was the headquarters of the former Ijara District. It is located on the eastern shores of Tana River, 30 kilometres south of Hola and 60 kilometres north of Garsen The urban population was 43,642 in the 2019 census.
Administratively, it is one of four locations in the Masalani division. Masalani is also a ward in Ijara Constituency and Ijara County Council.
It is dominated by the Somali pastoralists of the Darod Samawadal clan. The two main sub-clans of Samawadal are Re-Mohamed and Abdalla.
References
References
- Rough Guide Map - Kenya
- "Kenya: Provinces, Major Cities, Towns & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
- link. (2011-05-21)
- Electoral Commission of Kenya: [http://www.eck.or.ke/downloads/pollingcentres.pdf ''Registration centres by electoral area and constituency''] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-28)
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