Sheikh District
Sheikh District
Degmada Sheekh | |
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.svg) Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sahil |
| Capital | Sheikh |
| Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 33,625 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Sheikh District (Somali: Degmada Sheekh) is a district in the Sahil region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Sheikh. The district was part of Togdheer region until 1998, when the Sheikh District was incorporated into the Sahil region.
Overview
Sheikh District is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the clan eponyms of Mohamed Isa and Iderias Isa of Isamusa especially well-represented.
See also
References
- ↑ "Sahil Regional Development Plan 2014" (PDF). Ministry of National Planning and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-30.
- ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ↑ "Districts of Somalia".
- ↑ "Local Government Law".
External links
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