El Afweyn District

El Afweyn
District

Location of El Afweyn District within the Sanaag region.
Country  Somalia
Region Sanaag
Capital El Afweyn
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

El Afweyn District (Somali: Degmada Ceel Afweyn), also known as El Afweyne District, is a district in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.

Demography

The El Af-Weyne district in western Sanaag is inhabitant by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Habar Je'llo sub clan of the Isaaq especially well represented.[1]

References

  1. world, ref. "Report on the Fact-finding Mission to Somalia and Kenya". refworld. Retrieved 15 August 2014.


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