{{Use British English|date=January 2023}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Habaswein |image_flag = |flag_size = |native_name = Habaas weyn |imagesize = |image_caption = |pushpin_map = Kenya |mapsize = 200px |map_caption = Location of Habaswein |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = County |subdivision_name = Kenya |subdivision_name1 = Wajir County |established_title = |established_date = |population_as_of = 2019 |population_urban = |population_metro = |population_note = |population_total = 174,134 |population_density_km2 = 10,912.50 |timezone = EAT |utc_offset = +3 |coordinates = {{coord|1.01|39.49|region:KE|display=inline,title}} |elevation_ft = |footnotes = }}
'''Habaswein''' ({{langx|so|Habaasweyne}}) is a town in Kenya's Wajir County, which is inhabited by Somalis. The much loved town is often referred to, colloquially, as "The Land Of Milk and Honey"<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 Iconic North-Eastern Towns and their Profound Names |url=https://www.paukwa.or.ke/story-series/mijiyetu/5-iconic-north-eastern-towns-and-their-profound-names/#:~:text=Still%20in%20Wajir%20County%20is,land%20of%20honey%20and%20milk%E2%80%9D. |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Paukwa |language=en-GB}}</ref>
According to the 2019 census, the town was the second most populous in the county of Wajir with a population of 174,134.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wajir County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP 2018-2022) |url=https://maarifa.cog.go.ke/resource/cidp-wajir-2018-2022 |website=Maarifa |accessdate=3 December 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026022948/https://maarifa.cog.go.ke/resource/cidp-wajir-2018-2022 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The unturmarked A13 highway from Isiolo to Mandera passes through Habaswein; it is located on the stretch from Modogashe to Wajir.<ref>{{cite web |title=KeNHA Road Network |url=https://www.kenha.co.ke/images/pdfs/KeNHA%20ROAD%20NETWORK.pdf |website=Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) |accessdate=12 July 2019 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424225718/http://www.kenha.co.ke/images/pdfs/KeNHA%20ROAD%20NETWORK.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Category:Populated places in Wajir County
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