Garissa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kenya
• Region: Garissa County
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 163,399
• Coordinates: 0.4527° S, 39.6460° E
• Time zone: Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (KES)
• Distance to the capital, Nairobi: 328 km (204 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mulika Lodge Airport (JJM): 175 km (109 mi), straight line
• Manda Airport (LAU): 245 km (152 mi), straight line
• Wajir Airport (WJR): 248 km (154 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tula: 44 km (28 mi)
• Tuni: 67 km (42 mi)
• Yedi: 70 km (43 mi)