The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is different from the law that defines administrative divisions. The administrative-territorial division of the country is established by the Law of Somaliland No. 23/2002 (), which was finally approved in 2007.
Somaliland is a self-declared parlially recognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia.
History Before March 21, 2008, the Somaliland government continued to use the six administrative regions covered by Somalia at the time of unification: Awdal, Waqooyi Gelbeed, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Sahil. On March 22 of the same year, President Dahir Riyale Kahin issued the "Presidential Press Statement", announcing the establishment of 6 new administrative districts and 16 sub-districts from the original administrative divisions. On May 15 of the same year, the President announced the establishment of the 13th administrative district. In June 2014, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud announced the establishment of a 14th administrative district and 4 sub-districts. The new administrative district called Haysimo is composed of Sur and Sanaq in the east. However, the administrative divisions established by the two presidents were not approved by the Parliament.
First-level divisions
According to the 2019 Local Government Act, Somaliland is divided into six regions (; ). The territory of the region is based on British Somaliland and State of Somaliland administrative divisions, not Union-era.
Map Region Population(2014 estimate)UNFPA Population Estimation Survey 2014 Area (km2) Location Awdal Region 673,263 16,294 Western Sanaag Region 544,123 54,231 North Eastern Sool Region 327,428 39,240 South Eastern Togdheer Region 721,363 30,426 Eastern Marodi Jeh Region 1,242,003 17,429 Central Sahil Region 251,384 13,930 Northern
Second-level divisions
There are 22 districts (; ). under the state. Each district is rated A, B, C, and D according to population, budget, and economic scale. The highest is A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Awdal, Sool and conversely the region with the fewest is Sahil.
Region District Class Awdal Borama District A Awdal Zeila District B Awdal Baki District C Awdal Lughaya District C Marodi Jeh Hargeisa District A Marodi Jeh Gabiley District A Marodi Jeh Salahlay District B Marodi Jeh Baligubadle District Sahil Berbera District A Sahil Sheikh District C Sanaag Erigavo District A Sanaag El-Afweyn District B Sanaag Las Khorey District C Sanaag Badhan District Sanaag Garadag District Sanaag Dhahar District Sool Las Anod District A Sool Aynabo District C Sool Taleh District C Sool Hudun District C Togdheer Burao District A Togdheer Oodweyne District B Togdheer Buhoodle District B
Awdal Borama District (A) Zeila District (B) Baki District (C) Lughaya District (C)Marodi Jeh Hargeisa District (A) Gabiley District (A) Salahlay District (B) Baligubadle DistrictSahil Berbera District (A) Sheikh District (C)Sanaag Erigavo District (A) El-Afweyn District (B) Las Khorey District (C) Badhan District Garadag District Dhahar DistrictSool Las Anod District (A) Aynabo District (C) Taleh District (C) Hudun District (C)Togdheer Burao District (A) Oodweyne District (B) Buhoodle District (B)
See also Regions of Somaliland Districts of Somaliland Somalia–Somaliland border
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