Official Name: | Ufeyn |
Other Name: | أفين |
Native Name: | Ufayn |
Settlement Type: | District |
Flag Size: | 90px |
Mapsize: | 90px |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom puntland |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in africa. |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Regional State |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | uurcaleed |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Ufayn District |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1950 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 38 |
Area Land Km2: | 177 |
Population As Of: | 30,850 |
Population Total: | 22,850 |
Population Density Km2: | 39 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 10.65°N 49.75°W |
Area Code: | +252 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Ahmed Abshir Said Dhegabir |
Ufeyn (in somailian Ufayn) is a second largest district in the north-eastern Bari region of Somalia.
The settlement is situated near the border with the Sanaag region in SSC and just off the road, between Bosaso and Iskushuban in the desert foothills on the south side of the Ahl Mescat Mountains.
Ufeyn has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 10 primary schools in the Ufeyn District. Among these are Darul Cilmi, Kobdhexad, Geesa Qabad and Jedaal.[1] Secondary schools in the area include the Abdullahi Ibrahim Secondary.[2]
In October 2021, Puntland held democratic municipal election in three districts, one of which was Ufeyn. The current local government leadership was elected through that democratized process. [3]