Garsen
{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
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Garsen{{GEOnet2|32FA88201A733774E0440003BA962ED3|Garsen (Approved)}}, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a small town located in Tana River County, Kenya. It is on the west bank of the Tana River.{{Citation|title=Topographic map 1:250,000 Garsen, Kenya, SA-37-11, series 1501|publisher= United States Defense Intelligence Agency}}
Location
Garsen is located on the banks of the Tana River, in Tana River County, approximately {{convert|100|km|0}} south of Hola, the location of the county headquarters.{{cite web|last= GFC |
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Hola%2C%20Tana%20River%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Garsen%2C%20Tana%20River%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJmxeKt7Z5GBgRddiPwVyGE-4&dt2=ChIJcQXT7pHQFxgROBIqL0SPwME |title=Distance between Hola, Tana River, Kenya and Garsen, Tana River, Kenya |publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) |accessdate=10 April 2016|
date=10 April 2016}} It lies along the Malindi–Garissa Road, approximately {{convert|112|km|0}} north of Malindi.{{cite web|
url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Malindi%2C%20Kilifi%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Garsen%2C%20Tana%20River%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJk1ahq6iPFRgRnddlggDx68s&dt2=ChIJcQXT7pHQFxgROBIqL0SPwME|
title= Distance between Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya and Garsen, Tana River, Kenya|
publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC) |accessdate=10 April 2016|date=10 April 2016| last=GFC}}
Overview
Garsen marks the western end of the {{convert|122|km|0}}{{cite web| accessdate=10 April 2016|date=10 April 2016|publisher=Globefeed.com (GFC)| url=http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Kenya_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Garsen%2C%20Tana%20River%2C%20Kenya&toplace=Kikoni%20Landing%20Site%2C%20C112%2C%20Lamu%2C%20Kenya%2C&dt1=ChIJcQXT7pHQFxgROBIqL0SPwME&dt2=ChIJgSNu-iQaFxgR0BQ2jyapuTQ|title= Distance between Garsen, Tana River, Kenya and Kikoni Landing Site, C112, Lamu, Kenya| last=GFC}} Garsen–Witu–Lamu Highway.{{cite web|title=Construction of major highway at Kenya’s Coast to begin|url=http://constructionreviewonline.com/2016/02/construction-of-garsen-witu-lamu-road-to-commence-soon/|accessdate=10 April 2016| date=10 April 2016|publisher=Construction Review Online (CRO)|last=CRO}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.tanariver.go.ke/county-background/ Website of Tana River County]