Borama
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|---|---|
City | |
        A residential area in Borama | |
 Flag  Local council Seal of Borama | |
  Borama Location of Borama  Borama Borama (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 9°56′9″N 43°11′3″E / 9.93583°N 43.18417°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Borama District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ahmed Warsame (Baradho) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,130 km2 (1,210 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,433 m (4,701 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2023)[1] | 300,000 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 191.0/km2 (495/sq mi) |
| Demonym | BOORAMAWI بورماوي |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-AW |
| Climate | BSh |
Borama (Somali: Boorama, Arabic: بورما) is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.[2] The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Middle Ages, Borama was ruled by the Adal Sultanate. It later formed a part of the British Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century.
According to a 2023 estimate the city had a population of 300,000,[3] with the broader district having a population of 398,609 according to a UN 2014 population estimate.[4][5][6][7] making it one of the largest cities inside Somaliland. It has been a leading example in community organizing, having been the first area in Somaliland to adopt a self-help scheme in the wake of the civil war.[8]
- ^ "SDF funded Borama Water Supply Expansion Project Commissioned".
- ^ "Somalia City & Town Population" (PDF). FAO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "SDF funded Borama Water Supply Expansion Project Commissioned".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Boorama (District, Somalia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ Solar Eclipses 2024–2027: Where and When to Experience Totality. Bradt Travel Guides. 13 March 2023. ISBN 978-1-80469-162-5.
- ^ "Utilization pattern of antenatal care and determining factors among reproductive-age women in Borama, Somaliland".
- ^ Borama Local Council, p.10.