Editing Togdheer

{{Short description|Region of Somaliland}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Togdheer
| native_name        = {{native name|so|italics=no|Togdheer}} <br> {{native name|ar|italics=no|تُوْجْدَيْر|Tūjdayr}}
| settlement_type    = [[Regions of Somaliland]]
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| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = The [[Togdheer River|Togdheer]] seasonal river in [[Burao]]
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| image_map          = Togdheer in Somaliland.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in Somaliland
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|Somaliland}}
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| seat_type          = [[Administrative centre]]
| seat               = [[Burao]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Governor of Togdheer|Governor]]
| leader_name        = Mahamed Abdillahi Ibrahim<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madaxtooyadajsl.com/somaliland-president-bihi-announces-government-reshuffle/|title = Somalia: President Bihi Announces Government Reshuffle|date = 11 September 2021}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 30426
| elevation_m        = 
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| population_total   = 962,400 (estimate)
| population_as_of   = 2019<ref>{{Cite web |title=Somalia: Subdivision and cities |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/somalia/|access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| blank_name_sec2    = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2021)
| blank_info_sec2    = 0.323<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref><br/>{{color|#500|low}} · [[List of regions of Somalia by Human Development Index|10th of 18]]
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| timezone           = [[East Africa Time|EAT]]
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'''Togdheer''' ({{langx|so|Togdheer}}, {{langx|ar|تُوْجْدَيْر|Tūjdayr}}) is an administrative region (''[[Administrative divisions of Somaliland|gobol]]'') in central [[Somaliland]]. Togdheer is bordered by [[Maroodi Jeex]] to the west, [[Sahil, Somaliland|Saaxil]] to the north, [[Sanaag]] to the northeast, [[Sool, Somalia|Sool]] to the east and [[Ethiopia]] to the south. Its capital is [[Burao]].<ref name="Staros">{{cite web |first=Gwillim |last=Law |url=http://www.statoids.com/uso.html |title=Regions of Somalia |publisher=Statoids |date=2015-09-01}}</ref><ref name="Cwfsom">{{cite web |title=Somalia |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |location=[[Langley, Virginia]], the [[United States|USA]] |url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ |access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref>

==Overview==
Togdheer is bordered by [[Maroodi Jeex]] from the west, [[Sahil, Somaliland|Sahil]] to the north, [[Ethiopia]] to the south, and [[Sanaag]] & [[Sool, Somaliland|Sool]] to the east. With its capital at [[Burao]] (Burco), the region's name is derived from the [[Togdheer River]], which means "Long River" in [[Somali language|Somali]]. The region has an approximate population of 350,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Togdheer regional development plan (2014-2016)|url=https://slministryofplanning.org/images/REGIONS/TogdherRegion.pdf|website=Republic of Somaliland Ministry of Planning and Development|access-date=2020-09-04|archive-date=2020-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201013201239/https://slministryofplanning.org/images/REGIONS/TogdherRegion.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Under [[British Somaliland]], the Togdheer region was formerly the Burao district which was one of three districts that comprised the Burao region. The other two regions were Las Anod and Erigavo districts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Development map, roads, 1944 |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/g8352bm.gct00214/?sp=16 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref> Sanaag was carved out of Togdheer region and was established as a separate region on June 23, 1973, comprising the three districts of [[Erigavo District|Erigavo]], [[Badhan District|Las Qorey]] and [[El Afweyn District|Garadag]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faafin rasmi ah ee Jumhuriyadda Dimuqradika Somaliya {{!}} CRL Digital Delivery System |url=http://ddsnext.crl.edu/titles/15816?terms&item_id=442828#?c=1&m=13&s=0&cv=2&r=0&xywh=-1538,-1,5156,3299 |access-date=2022-04-02 |website=ddsnext.crl.edu}}</ref>

As with much of Somaliland, most local residents in the Togdheer region are nomadic pastoralists.<ref name="Bradm">{{cite book |last=Bradbury |first=Mark |title=Becoming Somaliland |year=2008 |publisher=[[Progressio (organization)|Progressio]] |isbn=978-0-2533-5178-4 |page=201}}</ref>

==Districts==
The Togdheer region consists of the following three districts:<ref name="Dsts">{{cite web|title=Districts of Somalia|url=http://www.statoids.com/yso.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! District !! Grade !! Capital !! Comments !! Location
|-
| [[Burao District|Burao]] || A || [[Burao]]  || Regional capital || [[File:Burao in Togdheer (Somaliland).svg|105px]]
|-
| [[Oodweyne District|Oodweyne]]|| B || [[Oodweyne]] ||  || [[File:Odweyne in Togdheer (Somaliland).svg|105px]]
|-
| [[Buhoodle District|Buhoodle]] || B || [[Buhoodle]] ||   || [[File:Buhotle in Togdheer (Somaliland).svg|105px]]
|-
|}

{{Location map+|Togdheer|width=300|float=right| relief = 1
|caption=Cities, towns, and villages in Togdheer
|places=
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=8.367583|lon_deg=45.919417|position=bottom|label=[[Balidhiig]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=9.527889|lon_deg=45.5345|position=bottom|label=[[Burao]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=8.230556|lon_deg=46.326667|position=bottom|label=[[Buuhoodle|Buhodle]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=8.590833|lon_deg=45.241111|position=bottom|label=[[Haji Salah]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=9.4|lon_deg=45.066667|position=top|label=[[Oodweyne|Odweyne]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=8.55|lon_deg=46.233333|position=top|label=[[Qoorlugud|Qorilugud]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=9.068889|lon_deg=45.970278|position=top|label=[[Qoryale]]}}
  {{Location map~|Togdheer|lat_deg=8.454444|lon_deg=46.706389|position=right|label=[[Widhwidh]]}}
}}

==Demographics==
It is primarily inhabited by the [[Habr Je'lo]], [[Habar Yoonis|Habr Yonis]], [[Isamusa]] and [[Arap]], all of which are subdivisions of the larger [[Isaaq]] clan-family.

The [[Dhulbahante]] of the [[Harti]] [[Darod]] clan is also present in the [[Buuhoodle]] district.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hoehne|first1=Markus V.|title=Borders & Borderlands as resources in the Horn of Africa|year=2010|pages=113|isbn=9781847010186|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fZiSxrTGHMkC&dq=buuhoodle+district&pg=PA113|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Gebrewold|first1=Belachew|title=Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the systems of conflict and violence in Africa|date=28 March 2013|publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd|pages=130|isbn=9781409499213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VLPW6RBUshQC&dq=sanaag+region+clans&pg=PA130|access-date=14 November 2017}}</ref>

==Major towns==
*[[Burao]]
*[[Oodweyne]]
*[[Buuhoodle]]
*[[Balidhiig]]
*[[Qoryale]]
*[[Yirowe]]
*[[fiqi ayuub]]

==Map==
<gallery widths="150px" align="center" caption="Map of Togdheer Region">
Somaliland-Togdheer Region.svg
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Ogo Mountains]]
*[[Hahi]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Togdheer_A4.pdf Administrative map of Togdheer]
*[http://www.togdheernews.com/ Togdheer News Network] (in Somali)

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