Northern Frontier District

Northern Frontier District
North-Eastern
Coast North-Eastern Eastern Nairobi Central Rift Valley Western Nyanza
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Basisdaten
Hauptstadt Garissa
Fläche 126.186 km²
Einwohner 1.762.370 (Berechnung 2007)
Bevölkerungsdichte 14 Einwohner pro km²
ISO 3166-2 KE-500

North-Eastern (Nordost) ist eine Provinz Kenias. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Garissa. Früher war das im Norden an Äthiopien und im Osten an Somalia grenzende Gebiet als Northern Frontier District (NFD, Nördlicher Grenzdistrikt) bekannt.

Die etwa 1.762.370 Einwohner[1] leben mehrheitlich von der (nomadischen) Viehzucht und gehören kuschitischsprachigen Ethnien an, hauptsächlich den Somali (Clans der Darod und Hawiye) und daneben den Oromo. Befürworter eines „Groß-Somalia“ wollen die North-Eastern Province an Somalia angliedern[2]. Vorherrschende Religion in North-Eastern ist der Islam.

Seit Ausbruch des somalischen Bürgerkrieges im Nachbarland ist North-Eastern Standort von Flüchtlingslagern für somalische Flüchtlinge, insbesondere bei Dadaab. Auch die einheimische Bevölkerung ist mit den Folgen von Dürre und Überschwemmungen konfrontiert.

Verwaltungsgliederung

North-Eastern ist in vier Distrikte eingeteilt:

Distrikt Hauptstadt
Garissa Garissa
Ijara Ijara
Wajir Wajir
Mandera Mandera

Quellen

  1. bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)
  2. Countrystudies.us: Somalia – Pan-Somalism

140.8333333333337Koordinaten: 1° N, 41° O


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