Togdheer
Togdheer | |
|---|---|
 Location in Somalia. | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Capital | Burao |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Togdheer ([Togdheer] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: تُوجدَير) is an administrative region (gobolka) in northwestern Somalia.[1] It lies in the territory of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Overview
Togdheer is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, and the Somalian regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Sanaag and Sool. With its capital at Burao (Burco), the region's name is derived from the Togdheer River.
Currently, the Regional Chairman is Abdi Hussen Dheere and the Vice Chairman is Guled Dahir Samatar.
Hawd of Toghdeer
The Hawd of Toghdeer was considered a high potential grazing land. Over the years, the area has been greatly degraded and almost all the palatable grass species have been depleted. .This has occurred as a result of increased deforestation for charcoal burning and building materials, recurrent droughts and trampling of animals in an unplanned manner resulting to significant gully erosion during the rainy season. The Gu is the main rainy season while the Deyr season also contributes significantly to pasture availability in the area prior to the Jilaal season. The area receives a yearly annual rainfall of 200 to 300 mm. The hawd is usually categorised as "bush land" range type. Because of recurrent shocks in the Hawd, the gap between population growth and economic growth has been widening year after year.[2]
Territorial dispute
The government of the autonomous Puntland macro-region in northeastern Somalia claims the southeastern Togdheer region as its territory, and calls this area, centered around the town of Buuhoodle, the Ayn region of Puntland. This is in contrast to the Somaliland macro-region in northwestern Somalia, which also claims the area as part of its territory.[3]
Districts
The Togdheer region consists of the following four districts:[4]
Major towns
Notes
- ^ Regions of Somalia
- ^ http://www.fsnau.org/downloads/Hawd%20of%20Togdheer%20Nutrition%20Assessment%20June%202006.pdf
- ^ "Puntland State". Puntland State Government. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ^ Districts of Somalia
External links
- Togdheer News Network (in Somali)
