Baligubadle
Baligubadle is a town in the southern Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. The locality serves as the capital of the Baligubadle District, an administrative subdivision of the Maroodi Jeex region that was created in 1991 after regaining Somaliland independence, and straddles the border with the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The town has approximately 56,000 inhabitants.
Baligubadle | |
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Town | |
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Local council seal of Baligubadle | |
Baligubadle Baligubadle | |
| Coordinates: 9°0′0″N 44°0′1″E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Baligubadle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shiine Abdi Hayaan |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 56,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The town's inhabitants are mostly pastoralist whereby the local economy is predominantly dependent on livestock trade, however small-scale rain fed farming is also practiced.
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