List of cities in Somalia by population

Mogadishu panorama.

The Hargeisa horizon.

The Bosaso skyline.

A residential area in Galkayo.

This is a list of cities in Somalia by population. As of July 2012, the country has an estimated population of 10,085,638 inhabitants.^[1] According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the total population count in Somalia is complicated by internal movements of nomads and individuals displaced during the civil war.^[1] CIA estimates are extrapolated from the Somali national census of February 1975.^[1] As of 1992, towns are defined as all communities with 2,000 or more persons, as well as any regional or district headquarters, regardless of size.^[2] There is little reliable statistical information on urbanization in Somalia. However, rough estimates have been made indicating a rate of urbanization of 4.2% per annum (2005–10 est.), with many towns quickly growing into cities.^[1]

List

Rank	City	Region	Population
1	Mogadishu	Banaadir	2,120,000[3]
2	Hargeisa	Woqooyi Galbeed	750,000[3]
3	Borama	Awdal	650,000[4]
4	Bosaso	Bari	550,000[5]
5	Galkayo	Mudug	545,000[6]
6	Baidoa	Bay	157,200[7]
7	Kismayo	Lower Juba	183,300[7]
8	Burco	Togdheer	183,300[7]
9	Las Anod	Sool	55,500[7]
10	Beledweyne	Hiiraan	67,616[8]
11	Garoowe	Nugal	57,300[7]
12	barbera	Woqooyi Galbeed	45,400[7]
13	Afgooye	Lower Shebelle	42,400[7]
14	Jowhar	Middle Shabelle	42,200[7]
15	Merca	Lower Shebelle	39,300[7]
16	Qoryoley	Lower Shebelle	35,700[7]
17	Gabiley	Woqooyi Galbeed	30,100[7]
18	Bardera	Gedo	29,300[7]
19	Qardho	Bari	29,000[7]
20	Erigavo	Sanaag	28,000[7]
21	Luuq	Gedo	27,000[7]

Notes

1. Somalia entry at The World Factbook
2. "Population and Settlement Patterns". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).
3. "Demographia World Urban Areas" (PDF). Demographia. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
4. . web.archive.org.
5. Bosaso Municipality - Districts. Retrieved on 2012-10-17.
6. Gaalkacyo. Jubba-airways.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
7. Somalia City & Town Population. Tageo.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.
8. "Somalia City & Town Population" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 11 February 2015.

References

• Somalia entry at The World Factbook
• "Society". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).
• "Population and Settlement Patterns". Somalia: A country study (Helen Chapin Metz, editor). Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress of the USA (May 1992).

External links

• Somalia Cities