Baligubadle District
Baligubadle District
Degmada Baligubadle | |
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 Location of Baligubadle District in Maroodi Jeex, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| Capital | Baligubadle |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Baligubadle District (Somali: Degmada Baligubadle) is a district in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. The district was created in 2019 and was carved out of the wider Hargeisa District. The capital of the district is Baligubadle.[1] which straddles the border with the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
Economy[edit]
The district's inhabitants are mostly pastoralist whereby the local economy is predominantly dependent on livestock trade, however small-scale rain fed farming is also practiced.[2]
Demographics[edit]
The district has approximately 40,000 inhabitants.[3] The district is wholly dominated by the Arap clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan-family.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The district status of Baligubadle is legally enshrined in Art. 10.1) of the (Somaliland) Regions and Districts Self-management Law, No. 23/2019. See also here
- ^ Ismail, Dr. Adam (May 2016). "An Analysis Of Women's Land Rights & Territorial Rights Of Somali Minorities In Somaliland" (PDF). SCOTRA.
- ^ "An assessment of the economic impact of land degradation in Somaliland: A case study of Baligubadle and Bookh rangelands" (PDF). The Economics of Land Degradation.
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