Jalalaqsi




Town in Hiran, Somalia



























Jalalaqsi
Town


Jalalaqsi is located in Somalia

Jalalaqsi

Jalalaqsi



Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°E / 3.40000; 45.58333Coordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°E / 3.40000; 45.58333
Country
 Somalia
Region Hiran
District Jalalaqsi
Population

 • Total 11,800
Time zone
UTC+3 (EAT)

Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi)[1] is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar.




Contents






  • 1 Demographics


  • 2 History


  • 3 Climate


  • 4 Notable residents


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Demographics


Jalalaqsi has a population of around 11,800 inhabitants.[2] The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 46,724 residents.[3]


Jalalaqsi is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with Xawaadle, the sub-clan of Hawiye well-represented.



History


In the mid-eighties there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest settlement in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.[4]



Climate





































































Climate data for Jalalaqsi
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Average high °C (°F)
35.6
(96.1)
37.0
(98.6)
32.5
(90.5)
37.5
(99.5)
34.8
(94.6)
33.0
(91.4)
32.0
(89.6)
32.7
(90.9)
34.3
(93.7)
34.9
(94.8)
35.4
(95.7)
35.0
(95.0)
34.6
(94.2)
Average low °C (°F)
22.0
(71.6)
21.9
(71.4)
23.2
(73.8)
23.7
(74.7)
23.2
(73.8)
22.3
(72.1)
21.8
(71.2)
21.6
(70.9)
22.3
(72.1)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
2
(0.1)
2
(0.1)
22
(0.9)
77
(3.0)
81
(3.2)
8
(0.3)
15
(0.6)
5
(0.2)
10
(0.4)
81
(3.2)
59
(2.3)
12
(0.5)
374
(14.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]


Notable residents



  • Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, President of Somalia


Notes





  1. ^ "Jalalaqsi". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em} World Gazetteer


  2. ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


  3. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.


  4. ^ De Montclos & Kagwanja, Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 13, No. 2 2000: Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya


  5. ^ "Climate: Jalalaqsi - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017.




References


  • Jalalaqsi


External links



  • "Jalalaqsi Map — Satellite Images of Jalalaqsi" Maplandia World Gazetteer










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