Baligubadle District Degmada Baligubadle | |
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 Location of Baligubadle District in Maroodi Jeex, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| Capital | Baligubadle |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Baligubadle District (Somali : Degmada Baligubadle) is a district in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. The district was created in 2019 and was carved out of the wider Hargeisa District. The capital of the district is Baligubadle. [1] which straddles the border with the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
The district's inhabitants are mostly pastoralist whereby the local economy is predominantly dependent on livestock trade, however small-scale rain fed farming is also practiced. [2]
The district has approximately 40,000 inhabitants. [3] The district is wholly dominated by the Arap clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan-family.
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