Adado

Adado (Somali: Cadaado) is a town in the Galguduud region of Galmudug state in central Somalia.

Adado

Cadaado

مطالبة
City
Central Adado
Nickname(s): 
Cadaado Carfoon
Adado
Location in Galmudug.
Coordinates: 6°08′25″N 46°37′32″E
Country Somalia
State Galmudug
Region Galguduud
Population
 (2018)
 • Total410,277[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Location

Adado is a rapidly developing town in central Somalia. The town is 77 kms away from Dhusamareb, the capital city of the Galmudug state of Somalia and Galgaduud region administrative capital. The central main highway of Somalia goes through the city and is one of the main reasons the city is economically booming like many cities and towns in the area.

The Central highway going through Adado

Demographics

The broader Adado District had a population of 395,051 residents as of 2016, it is populated by Saleebaan, Habar Gidir of the larger Hawiye.[1][2]

Services

Several health centres exist in the city, among them is Adado General Hospital which is one of the best hospitals in central Somalia.[3]

Two ambulances of Adado General Hospital

Transportation

Air transportation in the city is served by Adado International Airport as the largest airport in Galmudug. A major renovation took place in the airport in 2013, a new airport immigration was built in 2013 funded by the former regional state of Himan and Heeb.[4]

  • Adado in different times

Notes
  1. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-06-28. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
  2. https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/119091/Lateef%20Omosanya%20Thesis.pdf?sequence=1
  3. http://cpd-africa.org/tabar-wadaag-hands-over-adado-general-hospital-after-successful-completion-of-additional-structures/
  4. "Imagareeshinka Cusub ee Garoonka Cadaado oo Maanta Xariga Laga Jaray "SAWIRRO" -  Radio Muqdisho". radiomuqdisho.net.

References


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