Mudug

Mudug
Region
Location in Somalia
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 6°08′N 48°00′E / 6.133°N 48.000°E / 6.133; 48.000
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
 Galmudug
CapitalGalkayo
Government
 • GovernorAbdirashid Hashi Artan[1] and Xasan Maxamed Khaliif Abgaalow[2]
Area
 • Total
72,933 km2 (28,160 sq mi)
Population
 (2019[3])
 • Total
864,700
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2021)0.374[4]
low · 7th of 18

Mudug (Somali: Mudug) is an administrative region (gobol) in north-central Somalia.[5] The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.[6]

Overview

Physiographically, Mudug is bordered to the west by Ethiopia,[7] to the north and south by the Somali regions of Nugal and Galguduud respectively, and to the east by the Indian Ocean. The provincial capital is Galkayo.

The southern half of Mudug and the region of Galgaduud have formed the Galmudug State, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.[8]

Districts

Mudug Region consists of five districts:[9]

Note:
* - part of Galmudug

Villages

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Galmudug President appoints new governor for Mudug Province". 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Daawo Video-SAWIRRO: Bursaalax oo ay Wasaarada Waxbarasha Puntland ay ka Dhagax Dhigtay Kuleej Gabdho - Puntlandes.com". www.puntlandes.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Archived from the original on 2024-04-25. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Mudug Region – Situation Analysis October 2012 - Somalia". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  7. ^ Országismertető - Szomália - Dr. Földesi Ferenc, Kis-Álmos Péter, Besenyő János · 2010 , PAGE 16
  8. ^ "Somalia's Federal Govt Endorses Central State". All Africa. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Mudug Region" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency". UNHCR. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  11. ^ "War Galoh". Geographic.org. Archived from the original on 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.


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