Largest cities or towns in Somalia . | |||||||||
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| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||
| 1 | Mogadishu | Banaadir | 2,330,708 | 11 | Belad Weyne | Hiraan | 278,118 | ||
| 2 | Hargeisa | Woqooyi Galbeed | 1,346,651 | 12 | Hudun | Sool | 271,199 | ||
| 3 | Bossaso | Bari | 615,067 | 13 | Afgooye | Lower Shabelle | 265,684 | ||
| 4 | Borama | Awdal | 597,842 | 14 | Balcad | Middle Shabelle | 255,291 | ||
| 5 | Burco | Togdheer | 589,975 | 15 | Berbera | Woqooyi Galbeed | 251,189 | ||
| 6 | Baidoa | Bay | 546,957 | 16 | Laas Caanood | Sool | 246,020 | ||
| 7 | Gaalkacyo | Mudug | 501,542 | 17 | Kismayo | Lower Juba | 243,043 | ||
| 8 | Laasqoray | Sanaag | 343,101 | 18 | Afmadow | Lower Juba | 231,017 | ||
| 9 | Garowe | Nugaal | 289,103 | 19 | Jowhar | Middle Shabelle | 221,044 | ||
| 10 | Qoriyoley | Lower Shabelle | 286,402 | 20 | Saacow | Middle Juba | 211,369 | ||
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. 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. CIA estimates are extrapolated from the Somali national census of February 1975. 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. 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.
List of the districts in Somalia
| 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 | 300,444 | ||
| Jariiban | 73,927 | ||
| Harardheere | 160,927 | ||
| 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 | 1,925,823 |
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
- Demographics of Somalia
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