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                                                                                      Mandera

                                                                                     County at

                                                                                       a glance

         Kenya: Mandera County Reference Map

                                                                                    andera County is located in the North-East-
                                                                                    ern part of Kenya. It is bordered by Wajir
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                                                                              MCounty to the south and east, Ethiopia to
                                                                              the North and Somalia to the East. The county cov-
                                      ETHIOPIA                                ers an area of 25,991.5 Km2 , 95% of which is arid.
                                                                              According to the Kenya Population and Housing
                                       v  Malka Mari                          Census (GoK, 2009), the population of Mandera
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                                                                              County was 1,025,756 persons (559,943 male and
                                                                              465,813 female, representing 54.6% and 45.4%
                                                                              respectively) and was projected to grow at 3.96%
                         Hara Hurile
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                              Banissa                                   Mandera
                           Banissa                    v Ramu                  87.5% of the county’s population live in rural areas.
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                                                                              Mandera County is predominantly semi-arid, with
                                                                Libehia
                                                               v !            most of the county receiving average annual rain-
                                                                Mandera East  fall of below 250mm.
                                  Mandera North
                                                                              The topography is generally flat and low-lying, ex-
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                                                     Lafey                    cept for a few rocky hills that rise to between 400
              Dandu
             !                   MANDERA                                      and 700 meters above sea level.
            v  Mandera West  Takaba
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                                           v ! As-Habito                      Despite the unfavourable climatic conditions, agri-
                                                                              culture is the major source of livelihood, employing
                                                                              over 90% of the population. Livestock production
                                           v ! Wargadud                       is the predominant sub-sector, employing over
                                                                              84% of the population, and contributing approxi-
                         Bur Mayo     Shimbir Fatuma                          mately 72% to household incomes.
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                                                                              The absolute poverty level is 89.1% compared to
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                                     Mandera South  v                         the national average of 46%, making the county’s
                                                                              residents among the poorest in the country. Pover-
                                                                              ty is highest in rural areas, where close to 100% of
                                                            SOMALIA           the population live below the poverty line (KIPPRA,
                                                                              2013)
                                                                              Mandera County also has a significantly low Hu-
                                       v Kutulo                               man Development Index (HDI) of about 0.42 rela-
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            Refugee Camp                                                      tive to the national HDI of 0.52 (GoK; UNDP, 2013).
         v  Hospital        W AJIR                                            The literacy level is not only very low, at 25% com-
            Major River                                                       pared to the national rate of 71.4%, but is also
            Minor Road                                                        characterized by a large disparity between males
            Major Road                                                        and females. Only 5% and 25% of Mandera Coun-
            County Boundary                                                   ty residents have secondary and primary school
            Sub-County Boundary                                               level of education respectively, while 70% have no
            Lake/ Ocean                                                       formal education (KNBS, 2013).
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        The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
        Creation date: 03 Oct 2013     Sources: CCK    Feedback: ochakenya@un.org   www.kenya.humanitarianresponse.info     www.unocha.org/eastern-africa     www.reliefweb.int  In Mandera County, 38% of residents use im-
                                                                              proved sources of water, with the rest relying on
                                                                              unimproved sources
                                                                              Access to clean modern energy sources is low,
                                                                              with less than 1% of residents in Mandera County
                                                                              using  liquefied  petroleum  gas  (LPG),  while  93%
                                                                              and 6% use firewood and charcoal respectively.
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