Qoorlugud
Town in Togdheer, Somaliland
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Qorilugud is a sizeable town in Togdheer region of Somaliland, located north by road from Buuhoodle. It is the second-largest town in Buuhoodle District after the district capital Buuhoodle.[2]
SomalilandQorilugud | |
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Town | |
  Qorilugud Location within Togdheer .svg) Qorilugud Location within Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′N 46°14′E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Buuhoodle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mahamed Omar Farah (Jar-ku-naban) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 3,195 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics
In June 2006 Qorilugud had an estimated population of 3,183.[3] The main inhabitants are the Solomadow branch of the Habr Je’lo.
District commissioner
- District commissioner (Gudoomiyaha degmadda Qorilugud)
In September 2014, a captain in the Somaliland army was killed by soldiers in Qorilugud military camp.[6]
In February 2015, three people died in a dispute between Buuhoodle and Qorilugud.[7]
In April 2015, a unit of Ethiopian armed police visited Odanleh and Qorilugud and abducted 15 residents.[8]
In April 2015, a meeting was held in Aadan-waal to end the dispute between Buuhoodle and Qorilugud, and an agreement was reached.[5]
In November 2015, a soldier was killed in a landmine explosion.[9]
In October 2016, Kulmiye party opened offices in Qorilugud and Bali-alanle.[10]
In March 2018, a settlement agreement for the clan struggle that began in 2011 was reached in Qorilugud, and construction of the suspended road resumed.[11]
In August 2018, a meeting of the Solomadow clan was held.[12]
In September 2018, the urban redevelopment process began.[13]
In April 2021, two men were gunned down by an armed group while visiting to collect voting card.[14]
In November 2021, the mayor of Buuhoodle held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school building in Qorilugud.[15]
Related persons
- Cismaan Maxamed Cabdikariim Gacanlaw - Singer, born in Qorilugud in the early 1940s.[16]