El_Afweyn_District

El Afweyn District

El Afweyn District

District in Sanaag, Somaliland

El Afweyn District (Somali: Degmada Ceelafweyn) is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.

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Population

The district is inhabited by the Saad Yonis subdivisions of Habr Yunis Garhajis as well as the Biciide subdivisions of the Musa Abokor Habr Je'lo, all of which belong to the wider Isaaq clan.

The population in 2005 was 65,797 according to the OCHA survey.[1]

See also

References

  1. [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 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.


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