Erigavo District

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Erigavo District
Degmada Ceerigaabo
Location of Erigavo District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Location of Erigavo District within Sanaag, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
CapitalErigavo
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total114,846
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Erigavo District (Somali: Degmada Ceerigaabo) 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. It is wholly 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.[2]

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.
  2. ^ "EASO Country of Origin Information Report Somalia Security Situation" (PDF).

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