Northeastern Province (Kenya)

Northeastern Province (Kenya)

The North Eastern Province (Somali: Woqooyi Bari; Swahili: Kaskazini Mashariki ) is one of the seven administrative provinces in Kenya outside of Nairobi. The provincial capital is the town of Garissa, near the Coast Province. The overall population is 2,385,572 (in 2010) . and its land area is 126,902 km². Formerly known as the Northern Frontier District (NFD), the North Eastern Province covers most of northeastern Kenya. The region is and has historically been primarily inhabited by ethnic Somalis and the Sakuye Oromos, accounting for the bulk of Kenya's Cushite ethnic minority.