El Afweyn District

El Afweyn District
Degmada Ceelafweyn
District
Location of El Afweyn District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Location of El Afweyn District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
CapitalEl Afweyn
Population
 (2005)
 • Total
65,797[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

El Afweyn District (Somali: Degmada Ceelafweyn) is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.

Population

The district is inhabited 50% by the Biciide subdivisions of Musa abokor, Habar jeclo as well as the Sa'ad Yonis subdivisions of the Habar yoonis, Garhajis, all of which belong to the wider Isaaq clan.[citation needed]

The population in 2005 was 65,797 according to the OCHA survey.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.



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