Mandera

Mandera Mandheera
City
Mandera Location in Kenya.
Coordinates: 03°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E / 3.917; 41.833Coordinates: 03°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E / 3.917; 41.833
Country	Kenya
County	Mandera
Population  (2019)
• Total	87,692
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Mandera (Somali: Mandheera) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around

3°55′N 41°50′E / 3.917°N 41.833°E / 3.917; 41.833, near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia. The town is largely populated by the Degodia and the Garre Somali clans.

Districts[]

Mandera is the capital of the Mandera District.^[2]

As a whole, it used to constitute one district in previous administrations, which is now divided into six sub-counties and Constituencies; namely,

1. which represents Mandera Town
3. Mandera West
4. and
5. Banissa
7. lafey

The county occupies an area of 26,744 km².^[2]

Among the notable incident of Mandera history was the Rhamu Incident of the 1977 in which Somali military invaded Ethiopian defences from the Kenyan side in which a force of 1500 Somali soldiers attacked a border post, and killed 30 Kenyan police officers and soldiers. The Somali army successfully crossed into the Sidamo Region of Ethiopia in the so called Ogaden War.^[3]

Demographics[]

The area is inhabited by Kenyans of varied ethnicities. Economic mainstay largely remains trade.^{[citation needed]}

Climate[]

Mandera
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     1     35 23     4     36 25     24     36 26     83     35 26     24     33 25     0     32 24     0     32 23     1     33 23     2     34 24     43     34 24     36     34 24     9     35 23 Average max. and min. temperatures in °C Precipitation totals in mm
showImperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0     95 73     0.2     97 77     0.9     97 79     3.3     95 79     0.9     91 77     0     90 75     0     90 73     0     91 73     0.1     93 75     1.7     93 75     1.4     93 75     0.4     95 73 Average max. and min. temperatures in °F Precipitation totals in inches

Mandera's climate is categorized as arid under the Köppen climate classification. Temperatures tend to be hot throughout the year. Daily temperatures are typically above 30 °C (86 °F), while at night, they can fall to 20 °C (68 °F). Precipitation is extremely low, with the area receiving a minimal amount of rain. Droughts are not unusual, often resulting in significant loss of livestock in rural areas where pastoralism is common.^[4]

See also[]

• Mandera triangle for the border region disputed between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, centered on the city of Mandera

References[]

External links[]

• Districts of Kenya