Burco, Somaliland
The Burao countryside enroute to Berbera.
Overview
Region	Togdheer
Languages	Somali, Arabic, and English
Total Population	0.4 million
Area	NA km²
Religion	Sunni Islam
Timezone	EAT
UTC offset	+3
Coordinates	9°31′N, 45°32′E

Burao (Somali: Burco, Arabic: برعو) is the capital city of the Togdheer region in Somaliland and the third largest city in the country after Hargeisa and Berbera. Image File history File links Flag_of_Somaliland. ... Motto لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله  (Arabic) Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadun rasÅ«lu-llāhi  (transliteration) There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah And also : Justice, Peace, Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa (1941-1960) (1991-present) Official languages Somali and... Image File history File links Burao_countryside. ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Map showing the regions of Somalia, with those in Somaliland in green The regions of Somaliland are (capitals in parentheses): Awdal (Baki) Saaxil (Berbera) Sanaag (Erigavo) Sool (Laascaanood) Togdheer (Burao) Woqooyi Galbeed (Hargeisa) See also Regions of Somalia Category: ... Togdheer is a region (gobolka) in Somalia. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Look up Total on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A total is a sum. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. ... TimeZone is an Internet forum for discussion of watches and horology. ... Time zones of Africa: Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Togdheer is a region (gobolka) in Somalia. ... Motto لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله  (Arabic) Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadun rasÅ«lu-llāhi  (transliteration) There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah And also : Justice, Peace, Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa (1941-1960) (1991-present) Official languages Somali and... Hargeisa (Somali: Hargeysa, Arabic: هرجيسا) is a city in Northwestern Somalia and the second largest city in Somalia. ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ...

History

Like Hargeisa, it was heavily bombed in the 1980s by the south Somaliand dictator Siad Barre. It was also the site of the declaration of an independent Somaliland in June 1991 ^[1]. Also like the other cities in the northern part of the country, Burao has been rebuilt with limited outside aid. The city has boomed economically with the money coming in and people from rural areas moving to the city. Hargeisa (Somali: Hargeysa, Arabic: هرجيسا) is a city in Northwestern Somalia and the second largest city in Somalia. ... Motto لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله  (Arabic) Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadun rasÅ«lu-llāhi  (transliteration) There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah And also : Justice, Peace, Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa (1941-1960) (1991-present) Official languages Somali and...

Population

Burao's population has more than tripled since 1991, to around 100,000. Today the city has a population more than 700,000.^{[citation needed]}

The city also has full-time electricity and a reliable water supply from groundwater. Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... A water supply system provides water to the locations that need it. ... Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations. ...

Geography

Weather in Burao, much like other inland towns in Somaliland, is warm and dry year round. The average daytime temperatures during the summer months of June-August can rise to 35°C (95°F), with low of 25°C (77°F) at night. The weather is cooler the rest of the year and is 27°C (80°F) during the day and 14°C (57°F) at night time. The city's limited rainfall usually comes in December and May.

The Togdheer River runs through the town. The river is often dry but subject to flooding, when it divides the city in half and can be crossed by a newly built bridge at the city centre. Togdheer River (Somali Wabi Togdheer) is a seasonal river in the Togdheer region of northern Somalia. ...

Transport

Burao has a working bus system and there is the Burao airport nearby which has flights with Daallo Airlines to Hargeisa, Addis Ababa, San'a and other cities in Somalia. An all weather road connects Burco to the port of Berbera via the escarpment town of Sheikh. Daallo Airlines is an airline, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... Hargeisa (Somali: Hargeysa, Arabic: هرجيسا) is a city in Northwestern Somalia and the second largest city in Somalia. ... For the long-distance runner, see Addis Abebe. ... Sanaá (Arabic صنعاء, romanized as , and also known as Sana or Sanaa), population 1,303,000 (2000), is the capital of Yemen. ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... For other uses, see Sheikh (disambiguation). ...

References

1. ^ Somaliland History (HTML). World66. Internet Brands. Retrieved on 2007-07-17. “In 1991, after the collapse of the government in Somalia, the territory asserted its independence as the Republic of Somaliland, at a meeting of clan elders in the town of Burao.”