Masalani | |
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Coordinates: 1°41′53″S 40°07′19″E / 1.698°S 40.122°E | |
Country | Kenya |
County | Garissa County |
Population (2019) | |
• Urban | 43,642 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Masalani is a town in Garissa County, Kenya. It was the headquarters of the former Ijara District. It is on the eastern shores of Tana River, 30 kilometres south of Hola and 60 kilometres north of Garsen[1] The urban population was 43,642 (2019 census).[2]
Administratively, it is one of four locations in the Masalani division[3] Masalani is also a ward in Ijara Constituency and Ijara County Council.[4]
It is normally dominated by the Somali pastoralists of the Darod Samawadal clan. The two main sub-clans of Samawadal are Re-Mohamed and Abdalla.