Merille

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Merille

Total population

3,000

Coordinates1.42°, 37.72°

Demographic figures from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Merille is a village in Marsabit County in northern Kenya. It is an emerging urban centre along the Isiolo-Moyale Highway, 120 km south of Marsabit town. Merille got its name from samburu word meaning Market place, in early 90s Merille was the central place for barter trade, Somali, Rendille and Samburu meet in the area for exchange of goods.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Marsabit

• Felonica
  3412 mi away · pop. 1,359
• Poggio Rusco
  3418.5 mi away · pop. 6,297
• Carbonara di Po
  3418.8 mi away · pop. 937
• San Giovanni del Dosso
  3419 mi away · pop. 1,180
• Villa Poma
  3420 mi away · pop. 1,621
• San Giacomo delle Segnate
  3420.7 mi away · pop. 1,704
• Schivenoglia
  3420.8 mi away · pop. 1,234
• Pieve di Coriano
  3422 mi away · pop. 895
• Moglia
  3422.2 mi away · pop. 5,666
• Revere
  3422.4 mi away · pop. 2,142
• Ostiglia
  3423.2 mi away · pop. 6,555
• Pomponesco
  3431.1 mi away · pop. 1,717

Browse all places in Marsabit →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Merille, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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