Burco
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Burao (Somali: Burco, Arabic: برعو) is the capital city of the Somaliland Togdheer region and the second largest city in the republic of Somaliland. The city of Burco is largely inhabited by the Habar Jeclo and Habar Yonis tribe. The city is one that is very peaceful as both the clans that inhabit it share an ancester in Shaik Isaaq bin Hashim, and believe in getting recognition for Somaliland.
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[edit] History
Like Hargeisa, it was heavily bombed in the 1980s by the south Somalian dictator Siad Barre. It was also the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland in June 1991 [1]. Also like the other cities in the northern part of the country, Burao has been rebuilt with limited outside aid. The city has boomed economically with the money coming in and people from rural areas moving to the city.
[edit] Population
Burao's population has more than tripled since 1991, to around 100,000. Today the city has a population more then 300.000 .The site of Burao University.
The city also has full-time electricity and a reliable water supply from groundwater.
[edit] Geography
Weather in Burao, much like other inland towns in Somaliland, is warm and dry year round. The average daytime temperatures during the summer months of June-August can rise to 35°C (95°F), with low of 25°C (77°F) at night. The weather is cooler the rest of the year and is 27°C (80°F) during the day and 14°C (57°F) at night time. The city's limited rainfall usually comes in December and May.
The Togdheer River runs through the town. The river is often dry but subject to flooding, when it divides the city in half and can be crossed by a newly built bridge at the city centre.
[edit] Transport
Burao has a working bus system and there is the Burao airport nearby which has flights with Daallo Airlines to Hargeisa, Addis Ababa, San'a and other cities in Somalia. An all weather road connects Burco to the port of Berbera via the escarpment town of Sheikh.
