Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E | |
Country | Somaliland |
Region | Maroodi Jeex |
District | Gabiley |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Hamse Sacad Aw-Muuse |
• Deputy Mayor | Mustafe Hamud Balayah |
• Secratory of local government | Koosaar Haji Osman |
Time zone | +3 |
Website | arabsiyo.gov.org |
Arabsiyo is a town in the Gabiley district of Somaliland. The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.
Overview
Arabsiyo has a three valleys located on the West, Central and on the Eastern of the city with a number of farming villages such as Huluq, Agamsa, Gogol-wanaag, Beeyo-Qalooce, Dhagaxmadoobe, Biyomacaan, Laas Xadhaadh and Gogeysa towards Gabiley city.
Demographics
Arabsiyo city has a total population of around 22,500 inhabitants and is primarily inhabited by the Jibril Abokor (Baha Omar and Bahabar Adan) and Hussein Abokor (Bah Gobo) and Abdalla Abokor (Reer Galool) sub divisions of the
Education
Primary schools and Secondary schools are available throughout the district.[5]
Primary schools
- Number of Primary Schools – 12
Secondary schools
- Number of Secondary Schools – 2
Climate
The climate here is considered to be a local steppe climate. There is consistent precipitation in Arabsiyo. According to
hideClimate data for Arabsiyo | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 24.6
(76.3) |
26.1
(79.0) |
28.1
(82.6) |
28.6
(83.5) |
29.9
(85.8) |
30.7
(87.3) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.9
(85.8) |
27.9
(82.2) |
26
(79) |
24.2
(75.6) |
27.9
(82.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 10.6
(51.1) |
12.2
(54.0) |
14.4
(57.9) |
16.2
(61.2) |
17.4
(63.3) |
18.3
(64.9) |
17.8
(64.0) |
17.6
(63.7) |
17.4
(63.3) |
14.4
(57.9) |
12.2
(54.0) |
11.2
(52.2) |
15.0
(59.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4
(0.2) |
11
(0.4) |
33
(1.3) |
74
(2.9) |
63
(2.5) |
36
(1.4) |
73
(2.9) |
91
(3.6) |
76
(3.0) |
18
(0.7) |
8
(0.3) |
2
(0.1) |
489
(19.3) |
Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1460m |
See also
References
- ^ A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa, I. M. Lewis, p.239
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Information on the ethnic composition in Gabiley (Gebiley) in 1987-1988". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
- ^ Phillips, Sarah. "Political Settlements and State Formation: The Case of Somaliland". Retrieved 4 June 2017.
9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E