Somalia — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition

Name: Somalia — World Gazetteer 2005 edition
Creator: Stefan Helders

Somalia had an estimated population of 11,967,011 in 2005, with 63 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.

About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.

For current figures: Somalia today — population now 15,008,154, against 11,967,011 in 2005.

Cities and towns, 2005

#	Place	Region	Population (2005)
1	Mogadishu	Banādir	2,587,183
2	Hargeysa	Woqōyi Galbēd	477,876
3	Marka	Šabēllaha Hōse	320,436
4	Berbera	Woqōyi Galbēd	242,344
5	Kismāyo	Jubbada Hōse	234,852
6	Jamāme	Jubbada Hōse	185,270
7	Bayđabo	Bāy	129,839
8	Burʿo	Togdēr	99,270
9	Bōsāso	Bārī	74,287
10	Afgōye	Šabēllaha Hōse	65,461
11	Gālkaʿyo	Mudug	61,144
12	Beled Wēyne	Hīrān	55,410
13	Qoryōley	Šabēllaha Hōse	51,720
14	Garōwe	Nūgāl	49,913
15	Jawhar	Šabēllaha Đexe	47,086
16	Jilib	Jubbada Đexe	43,694
17	Bārđēre	Gedō	42,240
18	Qarđo	Bārī	39,115
19	Bōramā	Awdāl	38,075
20	Lāsʿānōd	Nūgāl	34,427
21	ʿĒrigabo	Sanāg	33,853
22	Lūq	Gedō	33,820
23	Būr Hakkaba	Bāy	27,792
24	Barāwe	Šabēllaha Hōse	27,067
25	ʿĒlđēre	Gālgūdūd	26,562
26	Dōlaw	Gedō	22,126
27	Wanlaweyn	Šabēllaha Hōse	22,022
28	Bālʿad	Hīrān	19,914
29	Baki	Awdāl	19,470
30	Eyl	Nūgāl	18,904
31	Awđēgle	Šabēllaha Đexe	18,682
32	Būlobarde	Hīrān	16,928
33	Dīnsōr	Bāy	16,149
34	Qandala	Bārī	15,923
35	Bandarbeyla	Bārī	13,753
36	Xuddur	Bākōl	13,303
37	Garbahārey	Gedō	12,652
38	Hobyo	Mudug	12,564
39	Afmādu	Jubbada Hōse	11,939
40	Berēda	Bārī	11,262
41	Xāfūn	Bārī	10,919
42	Jalalassi	Hīrān	9,743
43	ʿĒlbūr	Gālgūdūd	9,031
44	ʿAdādlay	Woqōyi Galbēd	9,018
45	Đūsa Marrēb	Gālgūdūd	8,658
46	Yēt	Bākōl	8,429
47	Saylaʿ	Awdāl	8,351
48	Mahadday Weyne	Šabēllaha Đexe	8,273
49	Sāʿo	Gedō	7,893
50	Gebilay	Awdāl	7,565
51	Lāsqoray	Sanāg	6,941
52	Bargāl	Bārī	6,798
53	Wājid	Gedō	6,666
54	Bandarmuʿayo	Bārī	6,040
55	Iskušuban	Bārī	5,759
56	Ōdweyne	Togdēr	5,491
57	ʿAdale	Šabēllaha Đexe	5,385
58	ʿAlūla	Bārī	5,057
59	ʿĒk	Togdēr	4,325
60	Būr Gābo	Jubbada Hōse	3,096
61	Dujūma	Gedō	2,432
62	Tayēglo	Bākōl	2,119
63	Xararđēre	Mudug	2,018

Administrative divisions, 2005

#	Name	Population (2005)
1	Šabēllaha Hōse	1,345,759
2	Banādir	1,226,654
3	Woqōyi Galbēd	1,143,634
4	Bāy	1,063,682
5	Togdēr	905,427
6	Šabēllaha Đexe	830,191
7	Mudug	733,964
8	Jubbada Hōse	642,454
9	Gālgūdūd	603,539
10	Gedō	554,483
11	Bārī	524,293
12	Hīrān	517,218
13	Sanāg	510,614
14	Awdāl	401,181
15	Bākōl	350,709
16	Jubbada Đexe	348,586
17	Nūgāl	153,774
18	Şōl	110,849

The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.