# Administrative divisions of Somaliland

The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is different from the law that defines administrative divisions. The administrative-territorial division of the country is established by the Law of Somaliland No. 23/2002 (Somali: Xeerka Ismaamulka Gobolada iyo Degmooyinka), which was finally approved in 2007.
Somaliland is a self-declared unrecognized sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia.

## History

Before March 21, 2008, the Somaliland government continued to use the six administrative regions covered by Somalia at the time of unification: Awdal, Waqooyi Gelbeed, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Sahil. On March 22 of the same year, President Dahir Riyale Kahin issued the "Presidential Press Statement", announcing the establishment of 6 new administrative districts and 16 sub-districts from the original administrative divisions. On May 15 of the same year, the President announced the establishment of the 13th administrative district. In June 2014, Somaliland President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud announced the establishment of a 14th administrative district and 4 sub-districts. The new administrative district called Haysimo is composed of Sur and Sanaq in the east. However, the administrative divisions established by the two presidents were not approved by the Parliament.

## First-level divisions

According to the 2019 Local Government Act, Somaliland is divided into six regions (Somali: Gobolo; Arabic: مناطق). The territory of the region is based on British Somaliland and State of Somaliland administrative divisions, not Union-era.
| Map | Region | Population (2014 estimate) | Area (km$^2$) | Location |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Awdal Region | 673,263 | 16,294 | Western |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Sanaag Region | 544,123 | 54,231 | North Eastern |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Sool Region | 327,428 | 39,240 | South Eastern |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Togdheer Region | 721,363 | 30,426 | Eastern |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Marodi Jeh Region | 1,242,003 | 17,429 | Central |
| Awdal Marodi Jeh Togdheer Sanaag Sahil Sool | Sahil Region | 251,384 | 13,930 | Northern |

## Second-level divisions

There are 22 districts (Somali: Degmo; Arabic: مقاطعة). under the state. Each district is rated A, B, C, and D according to population, budget, and economic scale. The highest is A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A (Article 9 of the Local Government Law). The region with the most districts is Awdal, Sool and conversely the region with the fewest is Sahil.
| Awdal Borama District (A) Zeila District (B) Baki District (C) Lughaya District (C) | Marodi Jeh Hargeisa District (A) Gabiley District (A) Salahlay District (B) Baligubadle District | Sahil Berbera District (A) Sheikh District (C) | Sanaag Erigavo District (A) El-Afweyn District (B) Badhan District (B) Dhahar District (B) Garadag District (C) | Sool Las Anod District (A) Aynabo District (C) Taleh District (C) Hudun District (C) | Togdheer Burao District (A) Oodweyne District (B) Buhoodle District (B) |