Budunbuuto
Town in Nugal, Puntland, Somalia
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Budunbuto (Somali: Bandunbuuto) is a town in Puntland in northeastern Somalia. Budunbuto is located in the Eyl District, Nugaal region. It also confused with a second village, Budunbuto also in Puntland, but located 107 km to the south in the Jariban District of Mudug Region.[2]
Budunbuuto
Budunbuuto | |
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  Budunbuuto Map showing Budunbuuto in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 8°31′4″N 49°25′13″E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional state |  Puntland |
| Region | Nugal, Somalia |
| District | Eyl District |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,569[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Overview
Budunbuto is located on the largely unpaved road from Garowe (the capital of Puntland, 110 km away)[3] to the district capital Eyl (just over 91 km) in a sandy semi-desert area with very sparse and scattered vegetation. Villages in the area include Qarxis (18 km),[4] Baarweyn (7.3 km),[5] Diilinmaxato (28 km),[6] Sinujiif (52.4 km),[7] and Dangorayo.[8] Around Budunbuto there are about 18 berkads. Some of them are covered with corrugated iron as part of a water project of the Stichting Kaalo Nederland.[9]
Climate
Budunbuto has an average annual temperature of 26 °C; the temperature variation is small; the coldest month is January (average 22.6 °C); the warmest May (28.2 °C). Rainfall is only about 138 mm annually. There are two dry seasons (from December to February and June to August) and two rainy seasons (April to May and around October).[10]