Erigavo District
Degmada Ceerigaabo | |
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Country | Somaliland |
Region | Sanaag |
Capital | Erigavo |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 114,846 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Erigavo District (Somali: Degmada Ceerigaabo) is a district in the central Sanaag region of Somaliland. It is the largest and most populous district in Sanaag. Its capital lies at Erigavo.
The total population of Erigavo District is 220,546. The district is exclusively inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group,[2] namely the Habar Yoonis in the north and the west in Habr Je'lo , warsangeli in the east also Dhulbahante in the south of the district.[3]