| Official Name: | Hadaftimo |
| Native Name: | Hadaaftimo |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Sanaag#Somaliland#Somalia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location. |
| Coordinates: | 10.7667°N 48.1°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Somalia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sanaag |
| Subdivision Name2: | Erigavo |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Mohamed Abdi Mahamed (Arnab) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5 |
| Population Total: | 36,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2021[1] |
| Area Code: | +252 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Hadaftimo (Somali: Hadaaftimo) is a historic town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somalia.[2] It is home to several archaeological sites and ancient buildings. There is a Puntland military base.[3]
Hadaftimo is an old town. During the British Somaliland, four settlements were identified in the vicinity: Buraan in the Sool Plateau, El Dahir, Xubeera, Hadaftimo in the Gebi Valley.[4]
Around 1990, the Somali National Movement attacked Hadaftimo, a home of the Warsangeli clan, causing a large number of refugees. However, this attack was later condemned by Somali National Movement leaders.[5]
In mid-1992, an Islamist militant group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) moved into the Sanaag region, and the Warsangali clan held a meeting in Hadaftimo and resolved to unify Somalia and prevent the AIAI from entering.[6]
According to a report in 1993, Hadaftimo had a population of 4,000 and only one source of drinking water. There are six elementary schools with a total of 260 students. Hadaftimo along with Erigavo, Badhan, Dhahar, El Afweyn, Las Khorey, Garadag and Maydh are listed as major population centers of Earstern Sanaag.[7]
Around 2005, Horn relief implemented projects such as gully and sheet erosion control in 10 villages of Sool plateau and Gebi valley in Sanaag region.[8]
In November 2012, Puntland troops built a base in Beraagaha near Hingalol and advanced to the village of Ceel cad, west of Hadaftimo, to confront Somaliland stationed in Yubbe.[9]
In May 2015, the Somaliland government launched a water supply project in Hadaftimo. It announced it would install a new well and water supply system.[10]
In August 2017, voter registration for Somaliland's presidential election and distribution of ballot boxes in Hadafutimo, August 2017.[11]
In October 2017, the Puntland government began construction of a new police station building in Hadaftimo.[12]
In November 2017, a delegation led by Puntland's Minister of Security arrived in Hadaaftimo to survey the situation in the Somaliland elections.[13] The next day, Puntland troops were dispatched from Bosaso to prevent the ballot boxes from being brought in for the Somaliland presidential election.[14] The next day, a demonstration was held in Hadaftimo against the Somaliland elections.[15]
In June 2019, the Somaliland army deployed armored vehicles in Sool and Sanaag regions, including Hadaftimo.[16] In August, a battle broke out between the Somaliland and Puntland armies in Hadaftimo. It was the first full-scale battle in about two years.[17]
On February 26, 2020, Somalilanders and Puntlanders forces clashed near Hadaaftimo.[18] The Somaliland government announced that the Somaliland army had won the battle.[19]
On June 8, 2020, Puntland security forces opened fire on a demonstration by residents in Hadaaftimo in support of the federal government.[20]
In November 2021, Somaliland troops from Yubbe attacked Hadaaftimo in Puntland.[21]