Dilla is a town located in the western
Awdal
Awdal ( so, Awdal, ar, أودَل) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. To the east it borders ...
region of
Somaliland. It lies between the city of
Borama and
Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh is a town which is part of the Maroodi Jeex
Marodi Jeh ( so, Maroodi Jeex, ar, مرودي جيح) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in western Somaliland. It is the most populous region of the country. It is bordered by Awd ...
town. The town is presently part of
Baki district.
Demographics
There is no census on the town population, but the district of Baki has a population of 96,885 people. Dilla is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of
Reer Nuur, a clan of the Makahiil
Gadabuursi.
R.J Hayward and I.M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila."
References
External links
DillapressDilla, Somalia
Populated places in Awdal
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