Oodweyne Explained

Official Name:	Odweyne
Native Name:	Somali: Oodweyne
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Togdheer#Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Somaliland.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Togdheer
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Oodweyne District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population As Of:	2022
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	60,000
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	9.4°N 49°W
Image Blank Emblem:	Odweyne Local Government Logo.jpg
Blank Emblem Type:	Local council seal of Odweyne

Odweyne (Somali: Oodweyne, meaning "Big bush") is a town in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located between Burco and Hargeisa in the western part of Togdheer region.^{[2] [3]}

Notable residents

• Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman, Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Somali Dervish movement.
• Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, two-time prime minister of Somalia and second president of Somaliland.

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: Ministry of National Planning and Development. Republic of Somaliland. Togdheer Region Development Plan (2014-16).
3. Book: Project. War-torn Societies. Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities. Programme. WSP Transition. 2005. Red Sea Press. 978-1-56902-228-3. en.