List of cities in Somalia by population
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This is a list of cities in Somalia by population. As of July 2012, the country has an estimated population of 10,085,638 inhabitants.[1] 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.[1] CIA estimates are extrapolated from the Somali national census of February 1975.[1] As of 1992, towns are defined as all communities with 2,000 or more persons, as well as any regional or district headquarters, regardless of size.[2] There is little reliable statistical information on urbanization in Somalia. However, rough estimates have been made indicating a rate of urbanization of 4.2% per annum (2005–10 est.), with many towns quickly growing into cities.[1]
List
| Rank | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mogadishu | Banaadir | 2,120,000[3] |
| 2 | Hargeisa | Woqooyi Galbeed | 750,000[3] |
| 3 | Bosaso | Bari | 700,000[4] |
| 4 | Borama | Awdal | 650,000[5] |
| 5 | Galkayo | Mudug | 545,000[6] |
| 6 | Lasanod | Sool | 232,500[7] |
| 7 | Merca | Lower Shebelle | 230,100[7] |
| 8 | Jamame | Lower Juba | 224,700[7] |
| 9 | Borama | Awdal | 215,616[8] |
| 10 | Kismayo | Lower Juba | 183,300[7] |
| 11 | Baidoa | Bay | 157,500[7] |
| 12 | Burao | Togdheer | 120,400[7] |
| 13 | Afgooye | Lower Shebelle | 79,400[7] |
| 14 | Beledweyne | Hiran | 67,200[7] |
| 15 | Qoryoley | Lower Shebelle | 62,700[7] |
| 16 | Garoowe | Nugal | 57,300[7] |
| 17 | Jowhar | Middle Shebelle | 57,100[7] |
| 18 | Bardera | Gedo | 51,300[7] |
| 19 | Qardho | Bari | 47,400[7] |
| 20 | Erigavo | Sanaag | 41,000[7] |
| 21 | Luuq | Gedo | 41,000[7] |
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Somalia entry at The World Factbook
- ↑ "Population and Settlement Patterns". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).
- 1 2 "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ Bosaso Municipality - Districts. Retrieved on 2012-10-17.
- ↑ . web.archive.org.
- ↑ Gaalkacyo. Jubba-airways.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Somalia City & Town Population. Tageo.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
- ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
References
- Somalia entry at The World Factbook
- "Society". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).
- "Population and Settlement Patterns". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).