Mandera County
Mandera County (, ) is the northeasternmost county in Kenya. Its capital and largest town is Mandera. The county is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east and Wajir County to the southwest. According to the 2019 census, the county has a population of 1,200,890 and an area of . The main economic activity in the county is pastoralism, while others include cross-border trade with Ethiopia, artisanal mining, beekeeping and agriculture along the Dawa River. Geography. The county mostly consists of rocky hills, located on a plain that rises from 400m in altitude near El Wak , to 970m near the Ethiopian border. The seasonal Dawa River (also 'Daua River') forms the border between Mandera County and Ethiopia, for about 150 km from the northernmost point of the county up to the Somali border. The river's flood plains are used for cultivating crops. Most of the county has a semi-arid climate. Climatic Conditions. County has a temperature range between 24C – 42C. Rainfall is very low and unreliable with annual average of 91.7mm annually. Long rains normally occur in April and May averaging 69.1mm while short rains in October and November averaging 122 mm. Demographics. The county has a total population of 867,457 of which 434,976 are males, 432,444 females and 37 intersex persons. There are 125,763 household with an average household size of 6.9 persons per household and a population density 33 people per square kilometre. Like in other areas of North Eastern counties, mandera is predominantly inhabited by ethnic somalis. Administrative and Political Units. Administrative Units. There are 7 sub counties, 22 divisions, 97 locations and 141 sub-locations. Electoral constituencies. It has 6 constituencies and 30 county assembly wards. Political Leadership. Ibrahim Roba is the Governor serving his last term  in office after being elected twice 2013, 2017 and his deputy is Mohamed Ahmed. Mahamud Mohamed M is the Senator and he replaced Billow Kerow who was the first elected senator. Amina Gedow is the second elected women representative won against the Fathia Mahbuub who was the first women representative for the county. For Mandera County, the County Executive Committee comprises:- Source Members of Parliament 2017-2022 (Mandera County). Members of the County Assembly Health. There is a total of 83 health facilities in the county and 150 health personnel of different cadre. HIV prevalence is at 1.8% below the  national 5.3%. Transport and Communication. The county is covered by 1,884.5 Km of road network. of this 1,390km is covered by earth surface, 494.5km is murram surface. There are 13 cyber cafes, 5 post offices installed letter boxes, 1150 rented letter boxes and 1100 rented letter boxes, 50 vacant letter boxes Trade and Commerce. There are 32 trading centers, 127 licensed retail traders, 212 licensed hawkers and 10 petrol stations. County subdivisions. As of 2019, Mandera County is divided into 7 sub-counties: