Mudug
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Mudug | |
|---|---|
 Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 6°08′N 48°00′E / 6.133°N 48.000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Galmudug Puntland |
| Capital | Galkayo |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Abdirashid Hashi Artan[1] and Xasan Maxamed Khaliif Abgaalow[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 72,933 km2 (28,160 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[3]) | |
• Total | 864,700 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.374[4] low · 7th of 18 |
Mudug (Somali: Mudug) is an administrative region (gobol) in north-central Somalia.[5] The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.[6]
Overview
[edit]Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,[7] to the north and south by the Somali regions of Nugal and Galguduud respectively, and to the east by the Indian Ocean. The provincial capital is Galkayo.
The southern half of Mudug and the region of Galgaduud have formed the Galmudug State, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.[8]
Districts
[edit]Mudug Region consists of five districts:[9]
Note:
* - part of Galmudug
Villages
[edit]- Dajimale
- El Dinouda Digdighei
- Halabokhad[10]
- Maygag Qabcalle, an unpopulated locality
- Roox
- War Galoh[11]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "Galmudug President appoints new governor for Mudug Province". 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Daawo Video-SAWIRRO: Bursaalax oo ay Wasaarada Waxbarasha Puntland ay ka Dhagax Dhigtay Kuleej Gabdho - Puntlandes.com". www.puntlandes.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Mudug Region – Situation Analysis October 2012 - Somalia". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
- ^ Országismertető - Szomália - Dr. Földesi Ferenc, Kis-Álmos Péter, Besenyő János · 2010 , PAGE 16
- ^ "Somalia's Federal Govt Endorses Central State". All Africa. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Mudug Region" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency". UNHCR. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "War Galoh". Geographic.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
External links
[edit]- Administrative map of Mudug
- Somalia: Information on the clans in control of Galcayo, Gelinsoor and Hobyo and on current conditions in these areas, 1 April 1996
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