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Wanlaweyn
Wanliwiing | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Wanlaweyn Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle |
| District | Wanlaweyne |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wanlaweyn (Maay: Wanliwiing) is a town in the northern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, it is the center of the Wanlaweyn District.
Demographics
editWanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.[1] The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.[2]
History
editDuring the 1961 Somali constitutional referendum, in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes.[3] This was higher than total ballots cast in the North (Somaliland), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners.[3] As a result, the term "Wanlaweyn" was coined for Southerners.[3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2.
- ^ Adam, Hussein Mohamed (2008). From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-288-7.
References
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