Erigavo District

Erigavo District Degmada Ceerigaabo
District
Location of Erigavo District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Country	Somaliland
Region	Sanaag
Capital	Erigavo
Population  (2005) [1]
• Total	114,846
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Erigavo District (Template:Lang-so) is a district in the central Sanaag region of Somaliland. It is the largest and most populous district in Sanaag. Its capital lies at Erigavo.

Demographics

The total population of Erigavo District is 220,546. The district is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group. Mainly inhabited by the Habar Yoonis clan to the north. And mainly dominated by the Musa Abokor sub-division of the Habr Je'lo and the Habar Yoonis sub-division of the Garhajis, both part of the wider Isaaq clan-family.^{[ citation needed ]}

Towns and Villages

• Damala Hagare
• Maydh - An ancient port city.
• Yubbe - There is a Somaliland military base.
• Armale
• Guud Caanood
• Heis - A historic coastal town.
• Qaʽableh - Numerous archaeological sites and ancient tombs.
• Yufle
• Midhisho
• Fiqifuliye
• Gelweita - An archaeological site and a key rock art site.
• Dayaha
• Jidali
• Waqdariya - A coastal village.

References

1. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.{{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 28 July 2017 suggested (help)

• Somaliland portal

External links

• Administrative map of Erigavo District
• Districts of Somalia