Awdheegle Explained

Official Name:Awdheegle
Other Name:Awdhegele iyo Malable
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia.
Coordinates:1.9667°N 94°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Shabelle
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:119,000
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Awdheegle (also Awdhegele) is a town in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.

Demographics

Awdheegle is agricultural town located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River. https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/documents/1860/somalia%E2%80%99s-new-agribusiness-incubation-center-offers-practical-training-farmers-new

Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi clan sub-division of the wider Digil Rahanweyn family. They are one of the major Somali clans residing in the Horn of Africa who are native to South West.