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Burao

Burao
Burco (Somali)
برعو (Arabic)
City
Burao city
Burao city center
Burao City
Burao city
Burao shopping mall
Flag of Burao
Flag
Official seal of Burao
Seal
Map
Interactive map outlining Burao
Burao is located in Togdheer
Burao
Burao
Location in Somaliland
Burao is located in Somaliland
Burao
Burao
Burao (Somaliland)
Burao is located in Horn of Africa
Burao
Burao
Burao (Horn of Africa)
Burao is located in Africa
Burao
Burao
Burao (Africa)
Coordinates: 09°31′40.4″N 45°32′04.2″E / 9.527889°N 45.534500°E / 9.527889; 45.534500
Country Somaliland
RegionTogdheer
DistrictBurao District
First settledLate 18th century
Establishment1910
Government
 • MayorMohamed Hersi[1] (Kulmiye)
Area
 • Total168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Elevation
1,037 m (3,402 ft)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total750,000
 • Rank2nd
Demonym(s)Burcaawi
برعاوي
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBWh
Websiteburao.org

Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao[3] (Burr-OH; Somali: Burco, IPA: [Burˈʕo], Arabic: برعو), is the capital of the Togdheer region[4] and the second largest city in Somaliland.[5][6] Burao was the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland on 18 May 1991.[7]

  1. ^ "Maxaa ka jira in Maayarka cusub ee Burco uu ku dhacay hoolkii lagu doortay". BBC News Somali (in Somali). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Dawladda Hoose ee Burco". www.burao.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference undp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Somaliland's Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012.
  5. ^ Briggs, Philip (2019). Somaliland: with the overland route from Addis Ababa via eastern Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-78477-605-3.
  6. ^ Mines, International Campaign to Ban Land (1999). Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World. Human Rights Watch. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-56432-231-9.
  7. ^ "Somaliland History". World66. Internet Brands. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007. In 1991, after the collapse of the Somalilad government

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