Burao District
Degmada Burco
District
Location of Burco district within Togdheer, Somaliland
Location of Burco district within Togdheer, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionTogdheer
CapitalBurao
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total288,211
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Burao District (Somali: Degmada Burco) is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao.[2]

Overview

The district is home to some of the largest livestock markets, known in Somali as seylad, in the Horn of Africa, with as many as 10,000 heads of sheep and goats sold daily in the markets of Burao and Yirowe, many of whom shipped to Gulf states via the port of Berbera.[3][4] The markets handle livestock from all over the Horn of Africa.[5]

Major cities and towns

See also

References

  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 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Districts of Somalia".
  3. ^ Regulating the Livestock Economy of Somaliland. Academy for Peace and Development. 2002.
  4. ^ Project, War-torn Societies; Programme, WSP Transition (2005). Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-228-3.
  5. ^ A Self-portrait of Somaliland: Rebuilding from the Ruins. Somaliland Centre for Peace and Development. 1999.

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