Businesses in Garsen

Categories in Garsen

Churches Computer Service Restaurants Banks Money Transfer Service Hospitals Medical clinic General Store Hotels and motels

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Garsen

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hospitals	10

Garsen Facts

Area	0.8 km²
Population	4,820
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+426.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+67.3%
Area Codes	42
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-2.26842, 40.11093

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Garsen Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	915	1,954	2,881	4,292	4,820
Population Density	1,126.2 / km²	2,404.9 / km²	3,545.8 / km²	5,282.5 / km²	5,932.3 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Garsen Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 49% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Garsen	+369.1%	+119.7%	+49%
Kenya	+241.7%	+96.8%	+48.4%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Garsen Population Density

Population Density: 5,932 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Garsen	4,820	0.813 km²	5,932 / km²
Kenya	45.8 million	582,723.1 km²	78.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Garsen Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Garsen CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Garsen	2,653 tn	0.55 tn	3,264.9 tons/km²
Kenya	27,341,523 tn	0.6 tn	46.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Garsen CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,653 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.55 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	3,264.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (7)
Flood	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
5/29/11	3:08 AM	4	72.5 km	10,000 m	Kenya	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Garsen

Garsen is a small town in Tana River County, Kenya. It is on the right (west) bank of the Tana River. Garsen is inhabited by Wardey who the majority ethnic community,oromo and Pokomo. Garesn constituency is represented in the Kenya Parliament by Hon...

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