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'''Wanlaweyn''' |
'''Wanlaweyn''' is a city in [[Lower Shebelle]] (Shabeellaha Hoose) region of [[Somalia]]. Situated around 90 KM (50 miles) northwest of the capital [[Mogadishu]], it is the center of the [[Wanlaweyn District]].[[File:2012 10 27 AMISOM WanlaWeyn A (8134729906).jpg|thumb|265px|Street in Wanlaweyn|alt=]] |
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==Demographics== |
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Wanlaweyn has a population of around 140,600 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 Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.<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>. |
Wanlaweyn has a population of around 140,600 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 Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.<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 == |
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During the [[1961 Somali constitutional referendum]], in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes <ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Abdullahi|first=Mohamed Diriye|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&pg=PA27&dq=wanlaweyn+vote&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiFo4bYyZjqAhUFqXEKHRXLDqIQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=wanlaweyn%20vote&f=false|title=Culture and Customs of Somalia|date=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31333-2|language=en}}</ref>. This was higher than total ballots cast in the North ([[British Somaliland]]), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners <ref name=":0" />. As a result, coining the new term "Wanlaweyn" for Southerners, which is still used today <ref name=":0" /> <ref>{{Cite book|last=Adam|first=Hussein Mohamed|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lF93AAAAMAAJ&q=Wanlaweyn&dq=Wanlaweyn&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI_4rD2JjqAhVGUhUIHVCfDsEQ6AEwCXoECAkQAg|title=From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience|date=2008|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=978-1-56902-288-7|language=en}}</ref>. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Wanlaweyn
Daafeed | |
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Town | |
  Wanlaweyn Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle |
| District | Wanlaweyne |
| Population | |
| • Total | 140,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wanlaweyn is a city in Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose) region of Somalia. Situated around 90 KM (50 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, it is the center of the Wanlaweyn District.
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Demographics
Wanlaweyn has a population of around 140,600 inhabitants.[1] The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.[2].
Notes
- ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.