Hargeisa
| Official name | Hargeysa  |
|---|---|
| Native label | Hargeysa |
| Paaloŋ | Somaliland |
| Capital of | Somaliland, Maroodi Jeeh, British Somaliland, State of Somaliland |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Maroodi Jeeh |
| Located in time zone | UTC+02:00 |
| Coordinate location | 9°33′56″N 44°3′38″E |
| Head of government | Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge |
| Twinned administrative body | Stockholm, Khartoum |
| Official website | http://www.hargeisacitygov.org/ |
Hargeisa (/hɑːrˈɡeɪsə/ har-GAY-sə; Somali: Hargeysa; Arabic: هرجيسا, romanized: Harjīsā)[1][2] e la kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Republic ko Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state naŋ be a Horn ko Africa, naŋ na taa vuo a taa bammo neŋ a Somalia. Gbɛɛ gyamaa o maŋ eɛ a regional capital ko a Maroodi Jeex region ko Somaliland.[3][4]
Kapital
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Climate data for Hargeisa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1
(88.0) |
31.7
(89.1) |
32.8
(91.0) |
32.8
(91.0) |
35.0
(95.0) |
33.9
(93.0) |
33.9
(93.0) |
33.3
(91.9) |
32.8
(91.0) |
31.7
(89.1) |
30.6
(87.1) |
28.9
(84.0) |
35.0
(95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.2
(75.6) |
26.6
(79.9) |
28.7
(83.7) |
29.2
(84.6) |
30.5
(86.9) |
31.0
(87.8) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.2
(84.6) |
30.5
(86.9) |
28.2
(82.8) |
26.0
(78.8) |
23.7
(74.7) |
28.1
(82.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.7
(63.9) |
18.7
(65.7) |
21.6
(70.9) |
23.0
(73.4) |
24.1
(75.4) |
24.3
(75.7) |
23.6
(74.5) |
23.6
(74.5) |
23.6
(74.5) |
24.1
(75.4) |
18.7
(65.7) |
18.0
(64.4) |
21.7
(71.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.6
(52.9) |
12.6
(54.7) |
15.0
(59.0) |
16.6
(61.9) |
17.7
(63.9) |
17.7
(63.9) |
17.1
(62.8) |
17.1
(62.8) |
17.1
(62.8) |
15.0
(59.0) |
13.1
(55.6) |
12.1
(53.8) |
15.2
(59.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 2.8
(37.0) |
2.8
(37.0) |
3.9
(39.0) |
9.4
(48.9) |
11.7
(53.1) |
11.7
(53.1) |
10.5
(50.9) |
11.1
(52.0) |
11.1
(52.0) |
7.2
(45.0) |
4.4
(39.9) |
4.4
(39.9) |
2.8
(37.0) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 2
(0.1) |
2
(0.1) |
36
(1.4) |
53
(2.1) |
49
(1.9) |
61
(2.4) |
38
(1.5) |
81
(3.2) |
61
(2.4) |
20
(0.8) |
8
(0.3) |
1
(0.0) |
412
(16.2) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 58 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 11
(52) |
12
(54) |
12
(54) |
15
(59) |
15
(59) |
14
(57) |
15
(59) |
16
(61) |
15
(59) |
12
(54) |
12
(54) |
11
(52) |
13
(56) |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 10.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 80 | 73 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 74 |
| Source 1: Food and Agriculture Organization: Somalia Water and Land Management (temperatures, humidity and percent sunshine) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes and precipitation)
Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015) Weather Atlas (daily sun hours) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,000 | — |
| 1920 | 2,000 | +100.0% |
| 1932 | 20,000 | +900.0% |
| 1955 | 40,000 | +100.0% |
| 1960 | 45,000 | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 50,000 | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 100,000 | +100.0% |
| 1990 | 90,000 | −10.0% |
| 1999 | 250,000 | +177.8% |
| 2005 | 300,000 | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 450,000 | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 850,000 | +88.9% |
| 2019 | 1,200,000 | +41.2% |
| Various | ||
Meŋ kaa kyɛ
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Ali Matan Mosque
- Baligubadle
- Berbera
- Isaaq Sultanate
- Maroodi Jeex
- Salahlay
- Sheikh Madar
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Hargeisa City government website (Archive)
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Categories:
- Hargeisa
- British Somaliland in World War II
- Capitals in Africa
- Cities in Somaliland
- Populated places in Maroodi Jeex
Sommo Yizie
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- ↑ https://archive.today/20121204170941/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130122160435/http://jubba-airways.com/destinations/hargeisa.aspx
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=xbQTEF0rd7wC&dq=hargeisa+and+burao+second+and+third+largest+cities+somalia&pg=PA152
- ↑ https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/in-the-valley-of-death-somalilands-forgotten-genocide/tnamp/