Mandera
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Mandera (Template:Langxa) is the capital of Mandera County in the former North Eastern Province of Kenya. It is situated at around Script error: No such module "Coordinates"., near the borders with Somalia and Ethiopia.
Districts
Mandera was the capital of the former Mandera District.[1]
As a whole, it used to constitute one district in previous administrations, which is now divided into six sub-counties and Constituencies; namely,
- Mandera East
- Mandera Central
- Mandera West
- Mandera North
- Banissa
- Elwak
- Lafey
The county occupies an area of 26,744 km2.[1]
Among the notable incidents of Mandera history was the Rhamu Incident of the 1977 in which Somali military invaded Ethiopian defences from the Kenyan side. 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.[2]
Demographics
Most of Mandera's inhabitants are ethnic Somali. Economic mainstay largely remains livestock trade.
Climate
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Notable people
- Rahma Guliye, politician
See also
- Mandera triangle for the border region disputed between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, centered on the city of Mandera
References
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