Town in Galmudug, Somalia
Sadeh-Higlo (Somali: Saddex Higlo, Arabic: سدح هجل) sometimes spelled as Sadex-Higlo, Sadah-Higlo or Sadex Higla, is a town in the south-central Mudug region of Somalia. The town is located in the state of Galmudug, in the Galkayo District.[2]
Location
Sadeh-Higlo is located 667 km from Mogadishu and 53 km from Gaalkacyo. The closest major town is Banderadley, which is 16.9 km away.
Sadeh-Higlo goes along the major road artery that connects the South of the country to the North.
Education
The town has 1 primary school called Sadeh-Higlo Primary School.[3]
Health Care
Sadeh Higlo residents have access to Saddex Higlo General Hospital as their primary healthcare facility.[4]
Security
The town has a police force and paramilitary that handle the basic security, law & order of the town and its surroundings. It also has a police training center and police station for the town. The police force consists of 40 officers and was founded by Colonel Abdi Jama Abdullahi Habeeb (Somali: Cabdi Jamac Cabdullahi Xabeeb) who is the Brig. General of the Police Forces of Galmudug Security Force.[5]
Climate
Sadeh Higlo has a desert climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger system. It receives little to no rainfall. The town has an average annual temperature of 27.3 °C with about 160 mm of rainfall annually.
Climate data for Sadeh-Higlo
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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32.5 (90.5)
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33.4 (92.1)
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35.2 (95.4)
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35.7 (96.3)
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34.7 (94.5)
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33.5 (92.3)
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32.5 (90.5)
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32.7 (90.9)
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33.8 (92.8)
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33.5 (92.3)
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33.7 (92.7)
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33 (91)
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33.7 (92.6)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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18.4 (65.1)
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19.4 (66.9)
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20.4 (68.7)
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22 (72)
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22.7 (72.9)
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22.4 (72.3)
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21.7 (71.1)
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21.7 (71.1)
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22 (72)
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21.6 (70.9)
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20 (68)
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19.2 (66.6)
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21.0 (69.8)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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0 (0)
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1 (0.0)
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1 (0.0)
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33 (1.3)
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52 (2.0)
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3 (0.1)
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0 (0)
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1 (0.0)
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3 (0.1)
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47 (1.9)
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17 (0.7)
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2 (0.1)
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160 (6.2)
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Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 298m[6]
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