Mudug

Mudug (Somali: Mudug; Italian: Mudugh) is an administrative region (gobol) in north-central Somalia.[4] The population of Mudug is 131,455 as of 2005.[5]

Mudug

Mudug
Region
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
 Galmudug
CapitalGalkayo
Government
 • GovernorAbdirashid Hashi Artan[1] and Xasan Maxamed Khaliif Abgaalow[2]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2017)0.362[3]
low · 7th

Overview

Mudug is bordered by Ethiopia, the Somali regions of Nugal and Galguduud and the Somali Sea. The provincial capital is Galkayo.

The southern half of Mudug and the region of Galgaduud have formed the Galmudug State, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.[6]

Districts

The Mudug region consists of five districts:[7]

Major towns

Small towns in Mudug

Notes
  1. "Galmudug President appoints new governor for Mudug Province". Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. "Daawo Video-SAWIRRO: Bursaalax oo ay Wasaarada Waxbarasha Puntland ay ka Dhagax Dhigtay Kuleej Gabdho - Puntlandes.com". www.puntlandes.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. https://reliefweb.int/report/somalia/mudug-region-%E2%80%93-situation-analysis-october-2012
  6. "Somalia's Federal Govt Endorses Central State". All Africa. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  7. "Mudug Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2014.


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