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Togdheer Region
Togdheer (, ) is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Togdheer
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Regions of Somaliland
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- 250px
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- The Togdheer seasonal river in Burao
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- Togdheer in Somaliland.svg
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- 250px
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- Location in Somaliland
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- Country
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- Administrative centre
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- Burao
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- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mahamed Abdillahi Ibrahim
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Districts
- Demographics
- Major towns
- Map
- See also
- References
- External links
Togdheer (, ) is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
==Overview== Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex from the west, Sahil to the north, Ethiopia to the south, and Sanaag & 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. The region has an approximate population of 350,000 people.