Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo is in Gabiley district of Somaliland. The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.
Arabsiyo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
.svg.png.webp)  Arabsiyo Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 9°41′N 43°46′E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Gabiley |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Hamse Haji Hussien |
| • Deputy Mayor | Mustafe Hamud Balayah |
| Time zone | +3 |
| Website | arabsiyo.gov.org |
Overview
Arabsiyo has a three valleys located on the West, Central and on the Eastern of the city with a number of farming villages such as Huluq, Agamsa, Gogol-wanaag, Beeyo-Qalooce, Dhagaxmadoobe, Biyomacaan, Laas Xadhaadh and Gogeysa towards Gabiley city.
Demographics
Arabsiyo city has a total population of around 22,500 inhabitants and is primarily inhabited by Baha Omar and Bahabar Adan sub-clans of Jibril Abokor sub-division of Habar Awal.[1][2][3]
Location
Arabsiyo is located 30 km west of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.
Education
Primary schools and Secondary schools are available throughout the district.[5]
Primary schools
- Number of Primary Schools – 12
Secondary schools
- Number of Secondary Schools – 2
Climate
The climate here is considered to be a local steppe climate. There is consistent precipitation in Arabsiyo. According to Köppen-Geiger system, this climate is classified as (BSh). In Arabsiyo, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 489 mm. The driest month is December, with 2 mm of rain. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 91 mm. June is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in June averages 24.5 °C. At 17.6 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. There is a difference of 89 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. The variation in annual temperature is around 6.9 °C.
| hideClimate data for Arabsiyo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.6
(76.3) |
26.1
(79.0) |
28.1
(82.6) |
28.6
(83.5) |
29.9
(85.8) |
30.7
(87.3) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.9
(85.8) |
27.9
(82.2) |
26
(79) |
24.2
(75.6) |
27.9
(82.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.6
(51.1) |
12.2
(54.0) |
14.4
(57.9) |
16.2
(61.2) |
17.4
(63.3) |
18.3
(64.9) |
17.8
(64.0) |
17.6
(63.7) |
17.4
(63.3) |
14.4
(57.9) |
12.2
(54.0) |
11.2
(52.2) |
15.0
(59.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4
(0.2) |
11
(0.4) |
33
(1.3) |
74
(2.9) |
63
(2.5) |
36
(1.4) |
73
(2.9) |
91
(3.6) |
76
(3.0) |
18
(0.7) |
8
(0.3) |
2
(0.1) |
489
(19.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1460m | |||||||||||||
References
- A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa, I. M. Lewis, p.239
- http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab704.html
- Phillips, Sarah. June 2017 "Political Settlements and State Formation: The Case of Somaliland" Check
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