List of cities in Somalia by population
Largest cities or towns in Somalia
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| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||
 Mogadishu  Hargeisa |
1 | Mogadishu | Banaadir | 2,330,708[1][2] | 11 | Belad Weyne | Hiraan | 278,118 [1] |  Bossaso |
| 2 | Hargeisa | Woqooyi Galbeed | 1,346,651[1] | 12 | Hudun | Sool | 271,199[1] | ||
| 3 | Bossaso | Bari | 615,067[1] | 13 | Afgooye | Lower Shabelle | 265,684[1] | ||
| 4 | Borama | Awdal | 597,842[1] | 14 | Balcad | Middle Shabelle | 255,291[1] | ||
| 5 | Burco | Togdheer | 589,975[1] | 15 | Berbera | Woqooyi Galbeed | 251,189[1] | ||
| 6 | Baidoa | Bay | 546,957[1] | 16 | Laas Caanood | Sool | 246,020[1] | ||
| 7 | Gaalkacyo | Mudug | 501,542[1] | 17 | Kismayo | Lower Juba | 243,043[1] | ||
| 8 | Laasqoray | Sanaag | 343,101 [1] | 18 | Afmadow | Lower Juba | 231,017[1] | ||
| 9 | Garowe | Nugaal | 289,103[1] | 19 | Jowhar | Middle Shabelle | 221,044[1] | ||
| 10 | Qoriyoley | Lower Shabelle | 286,402[1] | 20 | Saacow | Middle Juba | 211,369[1] | ||
Below is a list of districts in Somalia by population. As of January 2024[update], the country has an estimated population of 19,290,783 inhabitants.[3][4] According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the total population count in Somalia is complicated by internal movements of nomads and individuals displaced during the civil war.[5] CIA estimates are extrapolated from the Somali national census of February 1975.[5] As of 1992[update], towns are defined as all communities with 5,000 or more persons, as well as any regional or district headquarters, regardless of size.[6] There is little reliable statistical information on urbanization in Somalia. However, rough estimates have been made indicating a rate of urbanization of 7.2% per annum (2016–10 est.), with many towns quickly growing into cities.[5]
List of the districts in Somalia
[edit]| Region | District | Population (2023 Approximations) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awdal | Baki | 88,702 | 584,040 |
| Borama | 814,574 | ||
| Lughaye | 120,525 | ||
| Zeylac | 62,239 | ||
| Bakool | Ceel Barde | 55,463 | 587,867 |
| Rab Dhuure | 70,580 | ||
| Tayeeglow | 153,602 | ||
| Waajid | 132,297 | ||
| Xudur | 175,925 | ||
| Banadir | Banadir | 4,533,372 | 4,533,372 |
| Bari | Bandarbayla | 27,196 | 733,563 |
| Bossaso | 312,066 | ||
| Caluula | 77,305 | ||
| Iskushuban | 78,779 | ||
| Qandala | 78,779 | ||
| Qardho | 152,933 | ||
| Bay | Baidoa | 606,334 | 1,173,039 |
| Buur Hakaba | 236,893 | ||
| Diinsoor | 142,197 | ||
| Qansax Dheere | 187,615 | ||
| Gedo | Baardheere | 200,785 | 606,987 |
| Belet Xaawo | 105,040 | ||
| Ceel Waaq | 40,070 | ||
| Doolow | 35,832 | ||
| Garbahaarey | 107,564 | ||
| Luuq | 117,696 | ||
| Galgaduud | Cabudwaaq | 78,692 | 622,879 |
| Cadaado | 85,851 | ||
| Ceel Buur | 148,275 | ||
| Ceel Dheer | 137,800 | ||
| Dhuusamarreeb | 172,261 | ||
| Hiraan | Belet Weyne | 328,941 | 627,065 |
| Buuloburte | 209,182 | ||
| Jalalaqsi | 88,942 | ||
| Lower Juba | Afmadow | 156,762 | 959,124 |
| Badhaadhe | 63,726 | ||
| Jamaame | 245,065 | ||
| Kismayo | 493,571 | ||
| Lower Shabelle | Afgooye | 443,095 | 2,386,135 |
| Baraawe | 109,176 | ||
| Kurtunwaarey | 104,808 | ||
| Merca | 560,891 | ||
| Qoriyoley | 388,158 | ||
| Wanlaweyn | 698,349 | ||
| Sablaale | 81,658 | ||
| Middle Juba | Bu'aale | 112,138 | 453,984 |
| Jilib | 215,679 | ||
| Sakow | 126,167 | ||
| Middle Shabelle | Adan Yabaal | 118,812 | 1,318,759 |
| Balcad | 603,205 | ||
| Cadale | 88,147 | ||
| Jowhar | 508,595 | ||
| Mudug | Gaalkacyo | 260,279 | 660,729 |
| Galdogob | 76,459 | ||
| Hobyo | 126,444 | ||
| Jariiban | 73,927 | ||
| Harardheere | 73,927 | ||
| Nugaal | Burtinle | 65,407 | 236,599 |
| Eyl | 61,273 | ||
| Garowe | 109,919 | ||
| Sanaag | Ceel Afweyn | 189,825 | 578,433 |
| Ceerigaabo | 218,295 | ||
| Laasqoray | 170,313 | ||
| Sool | Caynabo | 57,556 | 281,861 |
| Xudun | 35,467 | ||
| Laas Caanood | 142,220 | ||
| Taleex | 46,618 | ||
| Togdheer | Burco | 544,369 | 729,634 |
| Buuhoodle | 64,537 | ||
| Oodweyne | 120,728 | ||
| Woqooyi Galbeed | Sheikh | 97,071 | 2,062,556 |
| Berbera | 175,973 | ||
| Gebiley | 163,689 | ||
| Hargeysa | 1,625,823 |
Due to the lack of reliable and accurate census data in Somalia, the information presented above is merely an estimation provided by the United Nations and other organizations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Somalia". Citypopulation. citypopulation.
- ^ "Somalia". reliefweb. reliefweb.
- ^ a b "The population of the pre-war regions and districts of Somalia according to estimates and calculations". www.citypopulation.de/en. 2021-05-02. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b "Somalia Flooding: Population Density with Baseline Population by District". reliefweb. 26 Dec 2023.
- ^ a b c Somalia Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- ^ Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (May 1992). Somalia: A Country Study. Federal Research Division. Population and Settlement Patterns.