Wanlaweyn

Wanlaweyn
Wanliwiing
Town
Wanlaweyn is located in Somalia
Wanlaweyn
Wanlaweyn
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E / 2.61667; 44.90000
Country Somalia
RegionLower Shebelle
DistrictWanlaweyne
Population
 • Total
26,700
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Wanlaweyn (Maay: Wanliwiing) historical (Italian: Uanle Uen) is a town in the northern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Located about 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, and it is the administrative center of the Wanlaweyn District. Historical Italian geographical sources placed Uanle Uen in the agricultural region known as Dafet, while later administrative records identified Uanle Uen as the chief town of the Dafet district.

Demographics

Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants. The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.

History

During the 1961 Somali constitutional referendum, in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes. This was higher than total ballots cast in the North (Somaliland), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners. As a result, the term "Wanlaweyn" was coined for Southerners.

Notes

  1. ↑ Report of the United Nations Advisory Council for the Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration (PDF) (Report). United Nations Trusteeship Council. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2.
  5. ↑ Adam, Hussein Mohamed (2008). From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-288-7.

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