Wajir
title: "Wajir" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-wajir-county", "county-capitals-in-kenya"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-wajir-county" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wajir" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Wajir |
| native_name | Wajeer |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_skyline | Wajir from air.JPG |
| image_seal | Degodia Flag 1.png |
| pushpin_map | Kenya#Horn of Africa#Africa |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Kenya##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa |
| pushpin_relief | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Kenya |
| subdivision_type1 | County |
| subdivision_name1 | Wajir County |
| subdivision_name4 | |
| established_date3 | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_blank1_sq_mi | |
| population_as_of | 2019 |
| population_footnotes | {{cite web |
| access-date | 28 March 2020 |
| population_total | 130116 |
| population_blank1_title | Ethnicities |
| population_blank2_title | Religions |
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi | |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 1200 |
| elevation_ft | |
| postal_code | 70200 |
| area_code | 46 |
| blank_name | Climate |
| blank_info | BWh |
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Wajir () is the capital of Wajir County in Kenya. It is situated in the former North Eastern Province.
History
A cluster of cairns near Wajir are generally ascribed by the local inhabitants to the Maadiinle, a semi-legendary people of high stature, who are associated with the Somali. A. T. Curle (1933) reported the excavation of two of these large tumuli, finding traces of skeletal remains which crumbled at his touch, as well as earthenware shards and a copper ring.
Wajir was attacked by Italian forces in World War II.
Wajir was the site of the Wagalla massacre in 1984. The Kenyan army rounded up as many as 5,000 Somali men of the Degodia clan from their homes on the morning of 10 February. Although the ostensible purpose was to defuse clan fighting, the army held the Degodia captives at an airstrip for five days without water and food, before executing them.
Overview
Wajir is located in an arid area prone to drought. It sits at a latitude and longitude of . (Latitude:1.75000; Longitude:40.05000). The town is served by Wajir Airport, with flights to Nairobi, Galkacyo and Mogadishu.
Demographics
Wajir is mainly inhabited by Somalis, The 2019 census reported a total population of 150,116 inhabitants.{{cite web|url=https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=2019-kenya-population-and-housing-census-volume-ii-distribution-of-population-by-administrative-units&wpdmdl=5728&ind=MT12f0IDWVM-a0J2dc3Xi42qelbruMwR0a7XIWb0iAwnedEVNBjd_1FEwMun_eI5 |title=2019 Kenya Population and Housing Census Volume II: Distribution of Population by Administrative Units |access-date=28 March 2020 |website=Kenya National Bureau of Statistics| df=dmy }}
Climate
Wajir has a hot arid climate (Köppen BWh). |location = Wajir |single line = Yes |metric first = Yes |temperature colour = pastel |Jan high F = 95 |Feb high F = 96 |Mar high F = 96 |Apr high F = 94 |May high F = 92 |Jun high F = 90 |Jul high F = 88 |Aug high F = 89 |Sep high F = 91 |Oct high F = 92 |Nov high F = 91 |Dec high F = 92 |year high F = |Jan low F = 70 |Feb low F = 72 |Mar low F = 74 |Apr low F = 75 |May low F = 73 |Jun low F = 70 |Jul low F = 69 |Aug low F = 69 |Sep low F = 70 |Oct low F = 71 |Nov low F = 71 |Dec low F = 73 |year low F = |Jan rain inch = 0.2 |Feb rain inch =0.5 |Mar rain inch = 0.8 |Apr rain inch = 2.7 |May rain inch = 1.4 |Jun rain inch = 0 |Jul rain inch = 0.2 |Aug rain inch = 0.1 |Sep rain inch = 0.2 |Oct rain inch = 1 |Nov rain inch = 1.6 |Dec rain inch = 0.9 |rain colour = green |source 1 = Weatherbase |url =http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=17636&refer=wikipedia |title =Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Wajir, Kenya |publisher=Weatherbase |year=2011 Retrieved on November 24, 2011. |date=November 2011
Administrative divisions
Main article: Wajir County
Wajir is the capital of the Wajir County. The county is subdivided into 6 Constituencies (Wajir South Constituency, Wajir East Constituency, Wajir West Constituency, Wajir North Constituency, Tarbaj Constituency and Eldas Constituency. These constituencies are represented by Members of Parliament in the National Assembly. The county has a total of 30 wards. Each ward elects a member to the Wajir County Assembly.
References
References
- [[Ioan Lewis. I.M. Lewis]], [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2797197 "132. The So-Called 'Galla Graves' of Northern Somaliland", ''Man''] 61 (1961), p. 103. Lewis cites an earlier report by Curle, "Prehistoric graves in the Northern Frontier Province of Kenya Colony," ''Man'', 1933, p. 102;
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