El Afweyn District - Wikipedia
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El Afweyn District Degmada Ceelafweyn | |
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 Location of El Afweyn District within Sanaag, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sanaag |
| Capital | El Afweyn |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 65,797[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
El Afweyn District (Somali: Degmada Ceelafweyn) is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.
The district is inhabited 50% by the Biciide subdivisions of Musa abokor, Habar jeclo as well as the Sa'ad Yonis subdivisions of the Habar yoonis, Garhajis, all of which belong to the wider Isaaq clan.[citation needed]
The population in 2005 was 65,797 according to the OCHA survey.[1]
- Administrative divisions of Somaliland
- Regions of Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
- Somalia–Somaliland border
- ^ a b "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.