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==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
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Jalalaqsi has a population of around 60,800 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|accessdate=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader [[Jalalaqsi District]] has a total population of 80,724 residents. The district is populated by the |
Jalalaqsi has a population of around 60,800 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|accessdate=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader [[Jalalaqsi District]] has a total population of 80,724 residents. The district is populated by the Ibraahim Ciise |
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subclan of [[Hawadle]] who also live in bordering [[Mahaday]] District in [[Middle Shabelle]]<ref name="Rdatp">{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 12:05, 27 March 2024
Jalalaqsi | |
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Town | |
  Jalalaqsi Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  Hirshabelle |
| Region | Hiiraan |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi)[1] is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar. Jalalaqsi is among a few cities away from the main road of somalia that connects most of the cities in the nation, the main road pases Jimbiley which is 9km away from Jalalaqsi, yet there is no road that connects from Jimbiley to Jalalaqsi except rough road to Jalalaqsi
Demographics
Jalalaqsi has a population of around 60,800 inhabitants.[2] The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 80,724 residents. The district is populated by the Ibraahim Ciise subclan of Hawadle who also live in bordering Mahaday District in Middle Shabelle[3]
History
In the mid-1988s there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest settlement in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Jalalaqsi | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.6 (96.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
34.3 (93.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.6 (94.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
22 (0.9) |
77 (3.0) |
81 (3.2) |
8 (0.3) |
15 (0.6) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
81 (3.2) |
59 (2.3) |
12 (0.5) |
374 (14.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
Notable residents
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, President of Somalia
Notes
- ^ "Jalalaqsi". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. World Gazetteer
- ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ De Montclos & Kagwanja, Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 13, No. 2 2000: Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya
- ^ "Climate: Jalalaqsi - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
References
External links
- "Jalalaqsi Map — Satellite Images of Jalalaqsi" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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