Administrative divisions of Somaliland
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| Administrative divisions of Somaliland | |
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 Map of the Republic of Somaliland showing Administrative divisions of Somaliland and their capitals. | |
| Location | Republic of Somaliland |
| Created by | Constitution of Somaliland |
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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.
Somaliland is a self-declared parlially recognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered[3][4] to be part of Somalia.
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 15 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
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.
| Map | Region | Population (2014 estimate)[6] | Area (km2) | Location |
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| Awdal Region | 673,263 | 16,294 | Western | |
| Sanaag Region | 544,123 | 54,231 | North Eastern | |
| Sool Region | 327,428 | 39,240 | South Eastern | |
| Togdheer Region | 721,363 | 30,426 | Eastern | |
| Marodi Jeh Region | 1,242,003 | 17,429 | Central | |
| Sahil Region | 251,384 | 13,930 | Northern |
