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City in Kenya
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.
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,
- Mandera East which represents Mandera Town
- Mandera Central
- Mandera West
- Mandera North
- Banissa
- Elwak
- 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]
Most of Mandera's inhabitants are overwhelmingly ethnic Somali.
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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]
- Mandera triangle for the border region disputed between Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, centered on the city of Mandera