Bohol is a town in
Xudun District
Hudun District ( so, Degmada Xudun) is a historical district in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of buur anod, also called buur aanood, ...
in the
Sool
Sool ( so, Sool, ar, صول) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in south eastern Somaliland/north western Somalia. It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city ...
region of
Somaliland. It is located northwest by road from
Xudun and is the second largest town in
Xudun District
Hudun District ( so, Degmada Xudun) is a historical district in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of buur anod, also called buur aanood, ...
.
Overview
Bohol is located between 2 towns which are
Dararweyne and
Xudun.
Demographics
The small town of Bohol and the surrounding areas such as Ceel La Helay, Sabawanaag, God Gheere, Docolaha has a total population of 5,346 residents.
The town is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Sa'ad Yoonis sub-division of the
Habaryonis sub-clan of the
Garhajis
The Garhajis ( so, Garxajis, ar, غرحجس , Full Name: ''Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin'' ''al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy'') historically known as the Habar Gerhajis () is a major clan of the wider Is ...
Isaaq
The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Pe ...
well-represented.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Somaliland
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Regions of Somaliland
The regions of Somaliland ( so, Gobolada Somaliland; ar, محافظات صوماليلاند) is divided into six administrative regions, Awdal, Sahil, Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. These are in turn subdivided into twenty-tw ...
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Districts of Somaliland
The Districts of Somaliland (also known as local government districts) are second-level administrative subdivisions of Somaliland, below the level of region. There are a total of 22 district, each district is rated A, B, C, or D according to p ...
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Somalia–Somaliland border
References
External links
Maplandia World GazetteerBohol, Somalia
Populated places in Sool, Somaliland
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