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Buuhoodle
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Also known as Buhoodle, SSC-Khatumo

Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activities.

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Place details

Locality
Buuhoodle بووهودل ቦሆትለ
Region
توجدير Togdheer
Country
Soomaaliland أرض الصومال
Population
11,373
Timezone
Africa/Mogadishu

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Buuhoodle
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Buuhoodle_town.jpg
Settlement.image_seal
DHB_Logo.png
Settlement.pushpin_map
Somalia
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Regional State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Eastern State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Cayn
Settlement.government_type
District Council
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2006
Settlement.population_total
11373

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Wikidata facts

Country
Somaliland
Image
Board sign at entrance to Buuhoodle, Cayn, SSC-Khatumo.png
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Commons category
Buuhoodle
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Economy
  • Demographics
  • Local clan relations and leadership
  • Education
  • History
  • Dervish period
  • Dervish raids
  • Environmental shocks and regional conflicts (1974–1979)
  • Late Somali Republic and collapse (1980–1991)
  • Transition and de facto administrations (1991–1998)
  • After the Somali Civil War
  • SSC and Somaliland
  • Khatumo and Somaliland
  • Recent history (2016–2022)
  • Recent developments (2023–present)
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • External links

Buuhoodle (, ), also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Somalia and Ethiopia's Somali Region. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activities.

==Geography== Physiographically, Buuhoodle is located in Ciid, and geopolitically, on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buuhoodle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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