Togdheer is an administrative region (gobolka) in northwestern Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

. It lies in the territory of Somaliland

Somaliland

Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...

, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.

Overview

Togdheer is bordered by Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 to the south, and the Somalian regions of Woqooyi Galbeed

Woqooyi Galbeed

Woqooyi Galbeed, also known as Maroodi Jeex, is an administrative region in northwestern Somalia. It lies in the territory of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia....

, Sanaag

Sanaag

Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....

 and Sool

Sool

Sool is an administrative region in northern Somalia.-Overview:With its capital at Las Anod, Sool is historically known for being the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish movement....

. With its capital at Burao (Burco), the region's name is derived from the Togdheer River

Togdheer River

Togdheer River is a seasonal river in the Togdheer region of northern Somalia. The region is named after the river. The river's name comes from "Tog" and "dheer" ....

.

Currently, the Regional Chairman is Abdi Hussen Dheere and the Vice Chairman is Guled Dahir Samatar.

Territorial dispute

The government of the autonomous Puntland

Puntland

Puntland , officially the Puntland State of Somalia , is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998....

 macro-region in northeastern Somalia claims the southeastern Togdheer region as its territory, and calls this area, centered around the town of Buuhoodle

Buuhoodle

Buhoodle or Buuhoodle is the capital of the Ayn region in northern Somalia. It is disputed between Somaliland, Puntland and HBM-SSC , a local unionist group whose goal is the creation of its own regional administration .-History:Buuhoodle is an historical city...

, the Ayn

Ayn, Somalia

Ayn is region in the autonomous northeastern Puntland macro-region of Somalia. It is a disputed southeastern section of the Togdheer region defined and claimed by Puntland....

 region of Puntland. This is in contrast to the Somaliland

Somaliland

Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...

 macro-region in northwestern Somalia, which also claims the area as part of its territory.

Districts

The Togdheer region consists of the following four districts:

• Burao District
  Burao District
  Burao District is a district of the Togdheer region in northwestern Somalia. Its capital lies at Burao....
  
  
• Buuhoodle District
  Buuhoodle District
  Buhoodle District is a district of the Togdheer region in northern Somalia. Its capital lies at Buuhoodle. Other settlements include Widhwidh, Qoorlugud, Sool Joogto, Horufadhi and Megagle....
  
  
• Odweyne District
• Sheikh District
  Sheikh District
  Sheikh District is a district in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Sheekh....
  
  

External links

• Togdheer News Network (in Somali)