El Afweyn District Explained

Official Name:	El Afweyn District
Native Name:	Degmada Ceelafweyn
Settlement Type:	District
Mapsize:	200px
Pushpin Map:	Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Sanaag
Subdivision Type2:	Capital
Subdivision Name2:	El Afweyn
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2005
Population Total:	65,797^[1]
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3

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 by the Sa'ad Yonis subdivisions of Habr Yunis Garhajis as well as the Biciide subdivisions of the Musa Abokor Habr Je'lo, all of which belong to the wider Isaaq clan.

The population in 2005 was 65,797 according to the OCHA survey.^[2]

See also

• Administrative divisions of Somaliland
• Regions of Somaliland
• Districts of Somaliland
• Somalia–Somaliland border

Notes and References

1. Web site: Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) . . . 31 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203029/https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf . 28 July 2017 . dead.
2. Web site: Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) . . . 31 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203029/https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf . 28 July 2017 . dead.