| Place | Kind | District | Location | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A/taraman mayow | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4141, 44.8614 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8153, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Aabdille-eenow | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5583, 45.0315 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8453, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Aadan Harmey | Populated place | Sablaale | 1.4379, 43.9248 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9325 | |
| Aadan Nuur | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.8308, 44.6377 | GeoNames | |
| Aadan Waabow | Pond | Sablaale | 1.5644, 43.3388 | GeoNames | |
| Aadan-cadde/deegaantaAadan Cade, Batarmiin, Deegaanta | Settlement | Marka | 1.7553, 44.6553 | 91 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9627, KEMRI - 2007, UNDP - 2006, UNDP - 1997 |
| Aadao nuur | Settlement | Qoryooley | 1.8315, 44.639 | 78 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9763, UNDP - 1997 |
| AaliyoSoobe | Settlement | Marka | 1.7423, 44.6378 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9584, KEMRI - 2007 | |
| Aariyooda | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5532, 45.0273 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8438, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abaayow | Populated place | Wanla Weyn | 2.6747, 45.0852 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8702 | |
| Ababscia | Populated place | Kurtunwaarey | 1.6333, 44.2667 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9424 | |
| Abag boostoole | Part of town | Baraawe | 1.1153, 44.0276 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9205, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abaq boostoolle1/robow1 | Settlement | Baraawe | 1.2994, 44.1117 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9253, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abaq Mudule | Populated place | Baraawe | 1.3507, 44.2055 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9269 | |
| Abashiiq | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5557, 45.0191 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8444, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abay erileyDeg Abayariley | Settlement | Marka | 1.851, 44.7665 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9789, KEMRI - 2007, UNDP - 2006 | |
| AbbaayowAbaayow | Populated place | Wanla Weyn | 2.6996, 45.0695 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8748 | |
| Abbannaale | Populated place | Afgooye | 2.2072, 45.1399 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7875 | |
| Abdi abshir | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.108, 45.1559 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7736, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Abdi hakim | Settlement | Qoryooley | 1.8988, 44.754 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9834, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdile aliyow | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5801, 45.0278 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8495, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdiyow aliyow/ilka gooyo | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4655, 44.8223 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8258, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdiyow arow | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5394, 45.0758 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8406, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdiyow-ayuub | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5093, 44.8376 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8355, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdule isaq | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5358, 45.0738 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8400, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdulle muqtar | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4653, 44.7712 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 10089, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abdulle-gubane | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.3146, 44.6953 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 10040, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abeesaale | Populated place | Wanla Weyn | 2.7747, 45.143 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8868 | |
| Abgaalow | Settlement | Afgooye | 2.4983, 45.0745 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8326, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abiirare | Locality | Baraawe | 1.0194, 43.8027 | GeoNames | |
| Abikarow | Populated place | Marka | 1.7242, 44.6527 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9547 | |
| AblikoBuulo Islow | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.8795, 44.7348 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9811 | |
| Abokar yeseyAbokar Gesey, Abubakar Geesey | Settlement | Marka | 1.8534, 44.7659 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9794, KEMRI - 2007, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Abooba | Well | Baraawe | 1.3434, 44.2216 | GeoNames | |
| Aboow Cali | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.7521, 44.57 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9624 | |
| Abrarow | Populated place | Sablaale | 1.3287, 43.8324 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9263 | |
| Abuu Sheegow | Populated place | Baraawe | 1.4062, 44.2917 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9294 | |
| AdaleAdalei | Populated place | Afgooye | 2.4833, 45.2167 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8286 | |
| Adalei | Village | Afgooye | 2.5418, 45.285 | Wikidata | |
| AdaliyowCadaaliyow, Soobe | Populated place | Marka | 1.7491, 44.6392 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9604 | |
| Adan nure | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5687, 45.0675 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8469, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Adan Tallassow | Intermittent lake | Sablaale | 1.1222, 43.5581 | Wikidata | |
| Adan Tallassow | Intermittent lake | Sablaale | 1.1223, 43.558 | GeoNames | |
| Addilo | Island | 1.7948, 44.9034 | GeoNames · Wikidata | ||
| Adega MobilenAdega | Populated place | Afgooye | 2.55, 45.3333 | GeoNames | |
| Adeilei | Locality | Kurtunwaarey | 1.7833, 43.7167 | GeoNames | |
| AdeitaAdeita Hada | Locality | Sablaale | 1.6333, 43.3333 | GeoNames | |
| Adelta | Populated place | Sablaale | 1.15, 43.4667 | GeoNames | |
| Aderow | Locality | Qoryooley | 1.8667, 44.1833 | GeoNames | |
| Adey yuure | Settlement | Afgooye | 1.9415, 44.8581 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7229, UNDP - 2006 | |
| AdeyieyCadayley, Cadeley | Settlement | Qoryooley | 1.8447, 44.6379 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9782, KEMRI - 2007, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Adeyley aw mamo | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4541, 44.8502 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8234, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Aesow | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.7505, 44.6056 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9620 | |
| Afaax | Well | Afgooye | 1.9571, 45.1803 | GeoNames | |
| Afar Daar | Populated place | Wanla Weyn | 3.1668, 44.8112 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 3381 | |
| Afar yak | Settlement | Marka | 1.7253, 44.7141 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9549, KEMRI - 2007 | |
| Afgoi | Town | Afgooye | 1.9819, 44.9854 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7254, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye Yare | Populated place | Kurtunwaarey | 1.6684, 44.4083 | GeoNames | |
| Afgooye/baalguri | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1424, 45.1133 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7795, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye/caytire | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1466, 45.1189 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7804, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye/dhagahtur | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1437, 45.1163 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7799, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye/hawo tako | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1371, 45.1203 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7787, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye/mbagathiMbagathii | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1396, 45.1215 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7791, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgooye/raqeyle | Part of town | Afgooye | 2.1461, 45.1139 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7803, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afgoye-yareyAfgoi Yare, Afgooye Yare | Settlement | Kurtunwaarey | 1.6676, 44.3852 | 425 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9456, UNDP - 2006, UNDP - 1997, FSAU |
| AflowAflaawe, Aflawe, Aflane | Settlement | Kurtunwaarey | 1.6648, 44.277 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9452, UNDP - 2006, FSAU | |
| Afmadow | Locality | Baraawe | 0.9557, 43.6499 | GeoNames | |
| Afraad | Canal | Marka | 1.7381, 44.6593 | GeoNames · Wikidata | |
| Afueyn | Well | Marka | 1.5225, 44.5064 | GeoNames | |
| Afuu faaley/bulo aiheydaFaaley/Bulo Aiheyda | Settlement | Afgooye | 2.2692, 44.8715 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7976, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Afweyn | Well | Marka | 1.5224, 44.5064 | GeoNames | |
| AfweynAfuein, El Afuein, El Afuen | Populated place | Marka | 1.5333, 44.5213 | GeoNames | |
| Agal gubay yarey | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4954, 44.9889 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8322, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Agricultural secondary school | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.1076, 45.1502 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7734, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Ajaliiri | Settlement | Qoryooley | 1.7828, 44.5479 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9692, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Ajeeri | Settlement | Qoryooley | 1.7823, 44.5421 | 39 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9690, UNDP - 1997 |
| Ajeleri | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.7811, 44.5432 | GeoNames | |
| Al cadalla 1 & 2 | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.0891, 45.1784 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7667, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Al Medou | Populated place | Baraawe | 0.8667, 43.65 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9178 | |
| Al-raxma | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.0858, 45.197 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7633, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Al-towba | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.0861, 45.1954 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7635, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Aladhajo | Hill | Baraawe | 1.2942, 44.1591 | GeoNames | |
| Aladhajo | Populated place | Baraawe | 1.3027, 44.1415 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9254 · Wikidata | |
| Alafuutow | Populated place | Kurtunwaarey | 1.5718, 44.1046 | GeoNames | |
| Alafuutow | Settlement | Kurtunwaarey | 1.5671, 44.0224 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9382, UNDP - 1997 | |
| AlambuurAlamburo | Populated place | Qoryooley | 1.7817, 44.5114 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9696 | |
| Alanshile | Populated locality | Sablaale | 1.4165, 43.9449 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9302 | |
| Ali Assan | Populated place | Sablaale | 1.0667, 43.4167 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 5991 | |
| Ali dhuub | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.5627, 44.9735 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8461, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Ali omorow | Settlement | Qoryooley | 2.1509, 44.699 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9962, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Alifleey | Settlement | Afgooye | 2.288, 44.7725 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 10030, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Alifow | Populated place | Afgooye | 2.2794, 45.1888 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7994 | |
| Aliindi | Settlement | Afgooye | 2.2645, 44.798 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7972, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Alio EddaoAlio Edda | Populated place | Baraawe | 1.2667, 43.8833 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9246 | |
| Alio Eddaw | Locality | Sablaale | 1.3105, 43.9139 | GeoNames | |
| Alio mama | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.4291, 44.857 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8193, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Aliyow baaley | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.6454, 45.1488 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8641, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Aliyow baarow | Settlement | Wanla Weyn | 2.3947, 44.7969 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8123, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Alla-amin | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.0873, 45.1979 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7650, OCHA - 2008 | |
| Alla-karim | IDP Camp | Afgooye | 2.0865, 45.1994 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7643, OCHA - 2008 |
How this list is made
GeoNames and the OCHA settlements list were merged where the same name (after Somali spelling rules: double vowels, dh/d, kh/k, x/h, q/k, c) sits within 5 km. Wikidata items were merged into GeoNames by name. The district and region come from placing each point inside the OCHA district boundaries (COD-AB v03); where a row has no point, the district is the one its source gives. Population is the figure the source gives (GeoNames, or the UNDP 1997 estimate in the OCHA list); most rows have none. The whole list, with every region or letter, is on Gazetteer of every place. We copy the sources and do not change what they say; see how we source.
Sources
- OCHA settlements: OCHA FISS, Somalia - Settlements (COD-ST), som_settlements_2022, from the UNDP 1997 gazetteer and FAO, UNHCR, UNSOS, IOM-DTM, PRMN
- GeoNames: GeoNames gazetteer, country dumps SO, DJ, ET, KE (download.geonames.org/export/dump), pulled 12 Nov 2026
- Wikidata: Wikidata, items tied to Somalia, Somaliland or the Somali language, pulled 12-13 Nov 2026
- OCHA boundaries: OCHA Somalia, Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB) v03, valid 8 Jan 2025