List of cities in Somalia by population

Mogadishu panorama.
The Hargeisa horizon.

This is a list of cities in Somalia by population. As of March 2017, the country has an estimated population of 5,243,849 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 5,000 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 7.2% per annum (2016–10 est.), with many towns quickly growing into cities.[1]

List

Rank City Region Population
1MogadishuBanaadir2.4 million [3]
2HargeisaWoqooyi Galbeed1.9 million [3]
3BosasoBari240.000 [4]
4GalkaioMudug110.000
5ErigavoSanaag85,000 [5]
6BurhakabaBay20.000
7BoramaAwdal600.000
8Baidho[[Bay, Somalia430.000 ref>https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf</ref>
9KismaioLower Jubba120,000[6]
10BuraoTogdheer345,000
11GarooweNugal57,991[6]
12Las AnodSool85,000[7]
13Baladweyn[[Hiiran Somalia|153.000 [8]
14BadhanSanaag50,800[7]
14AfgooyeLower Shebelle40,200[7]
15JowharMiddle Shebelle120,000[7]
16BounAwdal40,033[7]
17MercaLower Shebelle39,997[7]
18QoryoleyLower Shebelle39,765[7]
19GabileyWoqooyi Galbeed39,667[7]
29BarderaGedo120,666[7]
22BakiAwdal39,665[7]
21LughayaAwdal39,664[7]
22QardhoBari12,000[7]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Somalia". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
  2. ↑ Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (May 1992). "Somalia: A country study". Federal Research Division. Population and Settlement Patterns.
  3. 1 2 "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population" (PDF). FAO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf
  6. 1 2 https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Somalia City & Town Population. Tageo.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
  8. ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population" (PDF). FAO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

References

  • "Somalia". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
  • Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (May 1992). "Somalia: A country study". Federal Research Division. Society.
  • Helen Chapin Metz, ed. (May 1992). "Somalia: A country study". Federal Research Division. Population and Settlement Patterns.
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