Wanlaweyn

Wanlaweyn
Town
Wanlaweyn

Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E / 2.61667; 44.90000Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E / 2.61667; 44.90000
Country  Somalia
Region Lower Shebelle
District Wanlaweyne
Population
  Total 26,700
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Wanlaweyn is a small town in the southeastern Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose) region of Somalia. Situated around 50 miles northwest of the capital Mogadishu, it is the center of the Wanlaweyn District.

Street in Wanlaweyn

Demographics

Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.[1] The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 155,643 residents.[2]

Transportation

The settlement is served by an airstrip located about 7 miles to its northwest.

Notes

  1. "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

References

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