Burao District Degmada Burco | |
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 Location of Burco district within Togdheer, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| Capital | Burao |
| Population (2005) [1] | |
| • Total | 288,211 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Burao District (Somali : Degmada Burco) is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao. [2]
The district is home to some of the largest livestock markets, known in Somali as seylad, in the Horn of Africa, with as many as 10,000 heads of sheep and goats sold daily in the markets of Burao and Yirowe, many of whom shipped to Gulf states via the port of Berbera. [3] [4] The markets handle livestock from all over the Horn of Africa. [5]
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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.
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