Mandera District was an administrative district in the North Eastern Province of

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. Its capital town was Mandera. The district had an area of 26,744 km². The district was created in 1923 by the

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military administration. It replaced Gurreh District, created in 1916 which was within the

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but had no headquarters. The district later was administered by civilian control from 1926 until 1929. Between 1929 and 1941, it existed as a sub-district of Moyale District. It reacquired district status in 1941. In 1963, Mandera District was among the three districts that formed the North Eastern Province, absorbing Moyale District. By the 2000s Mandera District had been split into three districts: Central, Mandera East and Mandera West. In the 2009 census the three districts had a total population of 1,025,756, with Mandera Central- 417,294; Mandera East - 288,687; Mandera West with 319,775. In 2009, the High Court declared Mandera Central, Mandera East and Mandera South, among other districts created after 1992 unlawful, but remained functional as until 2013 when an act of parliament transformed them into sub-counties. In 2010, the Mandera District's former boundaries before subsequent splits were reinstated to form Mandera County. The district had three constituencies: *

Mandera Central Constituency Mandera Central Constituency is a former Constituencies of Kenya, electoral constituency in Kenya. It was one of three constituencies in Mandera District. The constituency has 12 wards, all electing councillors to the Mandera county Council. The co ...

* Mandera West Constituency * Mandera East Constituency

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