Administrative divisions of Somaliland

The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is different from the law that defines administrative divisions.[1][2] The administrative-territorial division of the country is established by the Law of Somaliland No. 23/2002 (Somali: Xeerka Ismaamulka Gobolada iyo Degmooyinka), which was finally approved in 2007.

Not to be confused with Administrative divisions of Somalia.
Administrative divisions of Somaliland

Map of the Republic of Somaliland showing the 6 administrative regions and Territorial Waters of Somaliland.
LocationRepublic of Somaliland
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Somaliland is an self-declared unrecognized sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered[3][4] to be part of Somalia.

History

Before March 21, 2008, the Somaliland government continued to use the six administrative regions covered by Somalia at the time of unification: Awdal, Waqooyi Gelbeed, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Sahil. On March 22 of the same year, President Dahir Riyale Kahin issued the "Presidential Press Statement", announcing the establishment of 6 new administrative districts and 16 sub-districts from the original administrative divisions.[5] On May 15th of the same year, the President announced the establishment of the 13th administrative district. In June 2014, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud announced the establishment of a 14th administrative district and 4 sub-districts. The new administrative district called Haysimo is composed of Sur and Sanaq in the east. However, the administrative divisions established by the two presidents were not approved by the Parliament.

First-level divisions
Main article: Regions of Somaliland

According to the 2019 Local Government Act, Somaliland is divided into six regions (Somali: Gobolo; Arabic: مناطق‎‎). The territory of the region is based on British Somaliland and State of Somaliland administrative divisions, not Union-era.

MapRegionPopulation
(2014 estimate)[6]		Location
Awdal Region673,263Western
Sanaag Region544,123North Eastern
Sool Region327,428South Eastern
Togdheer Region721,363Eastern
Marodi Jeh Region1,242,003Central
Sahil Region251,384Northern

Second-level divisions
Main article: Districts of Somaliland
Districts of Somaliland

There are 22 districts (Somali: Degmo; Arabic: مقاطعة‎). under the state. Each district is rated A, B, C, and D according to population, budget, and economic scale. The highest is A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Awdal, Sool and conversely the region with the fewest is Sahil.

Awdal Marodi Jeh Sahil Sanaag Sool Togdheer

See also

References
  1. http://www.somalilandlaw.com/local_government_law.htm
  2. http://www.somalilandlaw.com/body_local_government_law.htm
  3. "Issue 270". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20081207092348/http://harowo.com/2008/05/15/madaxweynaha-oo-gobol-cusub-u-magacaabay-baligubadle/
  6. UNFPA Population Estimation Survey 2014
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