El Wak, Kenya

El Wak, also Elwak is a town in Kenya, on the International border with Somalia.

El Wak, Kenya
El Wak, Kenya
Location in Kenya
Coordinates: 02°48′10″N 40°55′39″E
Country Kenya
CountyMandera County
Population
 (2019)
 • Total60,732[1]

Location

The town is located in Mandera County, in extreme northeastern Kenya, approximately 177 kilometres (110 mi), by road, northeast of Wajir, the nearest large town.[2] El Wak, Kenya is approximately 169 kilometres (105 mi), by road southwest of the town of Mandera, where the county headquarters are located.[3] The coordinates of the town are: 2°48'10.0"N, 40°55'39.0"E (Latitude:2.802771; Longitude:40.927510).[4]

Overview

The town, which lies approximately halfway between Wajir and Mandera, is the southern end of the proposed Elwak–Mandera Road.[5] Directly across the border from El Wak is the neighborhood in Somalia called Bur Ache, in the greater El Wak, Somalia area.[4] The town has a new airstrip Elwak Airport, opened in February 2016.[6]

See also

References
  1. El Wak population statistics
  2. GFC (1 April 2016). "Distance between El Wak, Mandera, Kenya and Wajir, Kenya". Glbefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. GFC (1 April 2016). "Distance between El Wak, Mandera, Kenya and Mandera, Kenya". Globefeed.com (GFC). Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. Google (1 April 2016). "Location of El Wak, Mandera County, Kenya" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. Otsialo, Manase (28 March 2016). "Kenya: State to Tarmac Roads, Construct Dams in Mandera". Daily Nation via AllAfrica.com. Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. Star Correspondent (25 February 2016). "New airstrip to open up Elwak town". The Star (Kenya). Nairobi. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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