Mudug
Appearance
Mudug | |
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![]() Location in Somalia | |
Coordinates:6°08′N48°00′E/ 6.133°N 48.000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Regional State | ![]() ![]() |
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-centralSomalia.[5]The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.[6]
Overview
[edit]Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west byEthiopia,[7]to the north and south by the Somali regions ofNugalandGalguduudrespectively, and to the east by theIndian Ocean.The provincial capital isGalkayo.
The southern half of Mudug and the region of Galgaduud have formed theGalmudug State,which considers itself an autonomous state within the largerFederal Republicof Somalia, as defined by theprovisional constitution of Somalia.[8]
Districts
[edit]Mudug Region consists of five districts:[9]
Note:
*- part ofGalmudug
Villages
[edit]- Dajimale
- El Dinouda Digdighei
- Halabokhad[10]
- Maygag Qabcalle, an unpopulated locality
- War Galoh[11]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^"Galmudug President appoints new governor for Mudug Province".9 November 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 27 December 2018.Retrieved30 October2017.
- ^"Daawo Video-SAWIRRO: Bursaalax oo ay Wasaarada Waxbarasha Puntland ay ka Dhagax Dhigtay Kuleej Gabdho - Puntlandes".puntlandes.Archivedfrom the original on 27 December 2018.Retrieved30 October2017.
- ^"Somalia: Subdivision and cities".citypopulation.de.Archivedfrom the original on 2024-04-25.Retrieved2024-02-14.
- ^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Archivedfrom the original on 23 September 2018.Retrieved25 October2021.
- ^"Somalia".The World Factbook.Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency.Archivedfrom the original on 1 July 2014.Retrieved6 December2013.
- ^"Mudug Region – Situation Analysis October 2012 - Somalia".Archivedfrom the original on 2020-08-04.Retrieved2019-12-11.
- ^Országismertető - Szomália - Dr. Földesi Ferenc, Kis-Álmos Péter, Besenyő János · 2010, PAGE 16
- ^"Somalia's Federal Govt Endorses Central State".All Africa.Archivedfrom the original on 31 March 2023.Retrieved18 June2016.
- ^"Mudug Region"(PDF).Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 March 2016.Retrieved30 January2014.
- ^"Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency".UNHCR.Retrieved26 July2024.
- ^"War Galoh".Geographic.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2023-07-27.Retrieved2023-07-27.
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