Mudug Explained

Mudug
Settlement Type:	Region
Mapsize:	250px
Coordinates:	6.1131°N 47.9881°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Somalia
Subdivision Type1:	Regional State
Subdivision Name1:
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Galkayo
Leader Title:	Governor
Leader Name:	Abdirashid Hashi Artan^[1] and Xasan Maxamed Khaliif Abgaalow^[2]
Area Total Km2:	72,933
Population Total:	864,700
Population As Of:	2019^[3]
Population Density Km2:	auto
Blank Name Sec2:	HDI (2021)
Blank Info Sec2:	0.374^[4] · 7th of 18
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3

Mudug (Somali: Mudug) is an administrative region (gobol) in north-central Somalia.^[5] The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.^[6]

Overview

Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,^[7] to the north and south by the Somali regions of Nugal and Galguduud respectively, and to the east by the Indian Ocean. The provincial capital is Galkayo.

The southern half of Mudug and the region of Galgaduud have formed the Galmudug State, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.^[8]

Districts

Mudug Region consists of five districts:^[9]

• Galdogob District
• Galkayo District
• Harardhere District^*
• Hobyo District^*
• Jariban District

Note:

• - part of Galmudug

Villages

• Dajimale
• El Dinouda Digdighei
• Halabokhad^[10]
• Maygag Qabcalle, an unpopulated locality
• War Galoh^[11]

External links

• Administrative map of Mudug
• Somalia: Information on the clans in control of Galcayo, Gelinsoor and Hobyo and on current conditions in these areas, 1 April 1996

Notes and References

1. Web site: Galmudug President appoints new governor for Mudug Province. 9 November 2015. 30 October 2017. 27 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230809/http://goobjoog.com/english/galmudug-president-appoints-new-governor-for-mudug-province/. live.
2. Web site: Daawo Video-SAWIRRO: Bursaalax oo ay Wasaarada Waxbarasha Puntland ay ka Dhagax Dhigtay Kuleej Gabdho - Puntlandes.com. www.puntlandes.com. 30 October 2017. 27 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227230422/http://www.puntlandes.com/?p=28955. live.
3. Web site: Somalia: Subdivision and cities . 2024-02-14 . www.citypopulation.de . 2024-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425194524/https://citypopulation.de/en/somalia/ . live .
4. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 25 October 2021. 23 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923120638/https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/. live.
5. Web site: Somalia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Langley, Virginia. 6 December 2013. 1 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701070127/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html. live.
6. Web site: Mudug Region – Situation Analysis October 2012 - Somalia. 2019-12-11. 2020-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200804040713/https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/mudug-region-%E2%80%93-situation-analysis-october-2012. live.
7. Országismertető - Szomália - Dr. Földesi Ferenc, Kis-Álmos Péter, Besenyő János · 2010, PAGE 16
8. Web site: Somalia's Federal Govt Endorses Central State. All Africa. 18 June 2016. 31 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230331150139/https://allafrica.com/stories/201407310912.html. live.
9. Web site: Mudug Region. 30 January 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093129/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Mudug_A4.pdf. live.
10. Web site: Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency . UNHCR . 26 July 2024 . en.
11. Web site: War Galoh . Geographic.org . 2023-07-27 . 2023-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230727104717/https://geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-4575975&fid=5786&c=somalia . live .