Jalalaqsi
| Jalalaqsi | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Jalalaqsi Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°ECoordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°E | |
| Country |
 Somalia |
| Region | Hiran |
| District | Jalalaqsi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,800 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi)[1] is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar.
Demographics
Jalalaqsi has a population of around 11,800 inhabitants.[2] The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 46,724 residents.[3]
Jalalaqsi is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Hawadle the sub-clan of the Samaale and well-represented.
History
In the mid-eighties there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest human concentration in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.[4]
Notable residents
- Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, President of Somalia
Notes
- ↑ "Jalalaqsi". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. World Gazetteer
- ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ De Montclos & Kagwanja, Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 13, No. 2 2000: Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya
References
External links
- "Jalalaqsi Map — Satellite Images of Jalalaqsi" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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