Togdheer is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao, is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland. Burao was also the third largest city of Somalia and the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland on 18 May 1991.
The regions of Somaliland is divided into six administrative regions, Awdal, Sahil, Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. These are in turn subdivided into twenty-two districts. Regions of Somaliland are the primary geographical divisions through which Somaliland is administered. A distinction is made between districts of grades A, B, C and D, with the classification being based on population, area, economy and production.
Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district. It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod.
Habarshiro is one of the largest towns in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Burao District is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao.
Qoryale is a small town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland.
Balanbaal is a town in the southern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located in the Burao District, northwest by road from Buuhoodle and south of Burco.
Musa Bihi Abdi is a Somaliland politician and former military officer who has been President of Somaliland since December 2017. During the 1970s, he served as a pilot in the Somali Air Force under the Siad Barre administration. In 2010, Bihi was appointed the chairman of the ruling Kulmiye of Republic of Somaliland. In November 2015, Bihi was selected as the party's Presidential Candidate at the 5th annual central committee convention.
The Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs of Somaliland is a Somaliland government is the Somaliland branch of government charged with religious affairs and endowments. The current minister is Sh.Cabdirisaaq Xuseen Albaani.
The Mayor of Burao City is head of the executive branch of Burao City, the largest city in Togdheer Region of Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdirisaq Ibrahim Abdi (Hero), who was elected on 20 June 2021.
The Mayor of Las Anod is the chief executive of the city of Las Anod, the capital of Sool region in Somaliland. The current mayor is Abdirahim Ali Ismail, who took office on 20 June 2021.
Mohamed Muse Diriye is a Somali politician, who is serving as the Minister of Water Resources of Somaliland. He has previously served as the Minister of Information of Somaliland, State Minister and Deputy Minister of Ministry of Interior of Somaliland. He is also served as the Governor of Togdheer region of Somaliland.
Events of 2019 in Somaliland.
Mohamed Yusuf Abdirahman also known as Murad is a Somali politician, and the longest serving Mayor of Burao, the capital and the largest city of Togdheer region of Somaliland, serving from 2012 to 2021. He belongs to the Reer Biniin, Ahmed Farah sub-division of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq. He was succeeded by Abdirisaq Ibrahim Abdi on 20 June 2021 after the 2021 Somaliland municipal elections.
Events of 2015 in Somaliland.
Wadamago is a historic town in Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland.
Dayaha is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Kirit is a town in the Burao District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The town is 92 km southeast of Burao, the regional capital. It located on the road connecting Burao and Las Anod. It belonged to the Saraar region, which was temporarily established in Somaliland.
Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that Somaliland declared to be founded in the 2000s. Togdheer to the west, Sool to the east, and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Buuhoodle. As an intra-46th meridian east territory, Buuhoodle has a tradition of being external to European colonial rule or convention.
