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Districts of Somaliland | |
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Category | Administrative district |
Location | Republic of Somaliland |
Found in | Regions |
Number | 22 (as of 2021) |
Government | |
Subdivisions |
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The Districts of Somaliland (also known as local government districts) are second-level administrative subdivisions of Somaliland, below the level of region.[1][2] There are a total of 22 district, each district is rated A, B, C, or D according to population, budget, and economic scale with the highest being A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (by Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Sanaag region (5), while the region with the fewest is Sahil region (2).
The notation follows the Somaliland 2019 Local Government Act.[3]
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