Nugal, Somalia
Nugal
Nugaal Nogal | |
|---|---|
 Location in Eastern Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Puntland |
| Capital | Garowe |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Omar Abdullahi Mohamed |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 516,749 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.365[2] low · 6th |
Nugal (Somali: Nugaal, Arabic: نوغال, Italian: Nogal) is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia.[3]
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali provinces of Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The Somali Sea flanks the province to the east.
Nugal is centered on Garowe, the capital of the autonomous Puntland macro-region.
A major geographic feature of the region is the Nugaal Valley, a large shallow drainage basin fed by the Nugal and Dheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season.
Districts
The Nugal region consists of five districts:[4]
- Burtinle District
- Eyl District
- Garowe District
- Dangorayo District[citation needed]
- Xarxar district[citation needed]
Major towns
Notes
- ^ http://goobjoog.com/english/puntland-issues-report-of-population-estimation-of-its-residents/
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Nugaal Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2014.
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