Marsabit County

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Marsabit County is a large, sparsely populated county in northern Kenya known for its arid landscapes, diverse ethnic communities, and proximity to major features like Lake Turkana and the Chalbi Desert.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Marsabit County canonical 5
County Government of Marsabit 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf County of Kenya
administrativeHeadquarters Marsabit town
linked to: Marsabit
bordersCountry Ethiopia
bordersCounty Isiolo County
Mandera County
linked to: Mandera

Samburu County
Turkana County
Wajir County
capital Marsabit
climate arid
semi-arid
contains Chalbi Desert
Laisamis town
Marsabit National Park
Marsabit National Reserve
Moyale town
linked to: Moyale

North Horr town
part of Lake Turkana shoreline
country Kenya
ethnicGroup Borana
Burji
Gabra
Rendille
Samburu
Turkana
governedBy County Government of Marsabit
linked to: Marsabit County
hasConstituency Laisamis Constituency
Moyale Constituency
North Horr Constituency
Saku Constituency
knownFor arid landscapes
ethnic diversity
sparse population
language English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
locatedIn Northern Kenya
mainEconomicActivity livestock rearing
pastoralism
small-scale trade
near Chalbi Desert
Lake Turkana
partOf Republic of Kenya
linked to: Kenya
region former Eastern Province of Kenya
religion Christianity
Islam
subdivisionType constituency
timeZone East Africa Time
transportCorridor Isiolo–Moyale highway
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Turkana borderedBy Marsabit County
Rift Valley Province containsCounty Marsabit County
Turkana County borders Marsabit County
Sibiloi National Park locatedIn Marsabit County
Northern Kenya includesCounty Marsabit County
Marsabit County governedBy County Government of Marsabit
linked to: Marsabit County