Administrative divisions of Somaliland

Administrative divisions of Somaliland
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Map of the Republic of Somaliland showing Administrative divisions of Somaliland and their capitals.
LocationRepublic of Somaliland
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The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is different from the law that defines administrative divisions.[1][2] The administrative-territorial division of the country is established by the Law of Somaliland No. 23/2002 (Somali: Xeerka Ismaamulka Gobolada iyo Degmooyinka), which was finally approved in 2007.

Somaliland is a self-declared unrecognized sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered[3][4] to be part of Somalia.

History

Before March 21, 2008, the Somaliland government continued to use the six administrative regions covered by Somalia at the time of unification: Awdal, Waqooyi Gelbeed, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Sahil. On March 22 of the same year, President Dahir Riyale Kahin issued the "Presidential Press Statement", announcing the establishment of 6 new administrative districts and 16 sub-districts from the original administrative divisions.[5] On May 15 of the same year, the President announced the establishment of the 13th administrative district. In June 2014, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud announced the establishment of a 14th administrative district and 4 sub-districts. The new administrative district called Haysimo is composed of Sur and Sanaq in the east. However, the administrative divisions established by the two presidents were not approved by the Parliament.

First-level divisions

According to the 2019 Local Government Act, Somaliland is divided into six regions (Somali: Gobolo; Arabic: مناطق‎). The territory of the region is based on British Somaliland and State of Somaliland administrative divisions, not Union-era.

Map Region Population
(2014 estimate)[6]		 Area (km2) Location


Awdal Region 673,263 16,294 Western
Sanaag Region 544,123 54,231 North Eastern
Sool Region 327,428 39,240 South Eastern
Togdheer Region 721,363 30,426 Eastern
Marodi Jeh Region 1,242,003 17,429 Central
Sahil Region 251,384 13,930 Northern

Second-level divisions

Districts of Somaliland

There are 22 districts (Somali: Degmo; Arabic: مقاطعة). under the state. Each district is rated A, B, C, and D according to population, budget, and economic scale. The highest is A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Awdal, Sool and conversely the region with the fewest is Sahil.

Awdal Marodi Jeh Sahil Sanaag Sool Togdheer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Local Government Law". www.somalilandlaw.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  2. ^ "Local Government Law". www.somalilandlaw.com. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
  3. ^ "Issue 270". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Madaxweynaha oo Gobol Cusub U Magacaabay Baligubadle. | Harowo.com — News and Analysis". harowo.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ UNFPA Population Estimation Survey 2014
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