# Garoowe (Garowe) and Nugaal

> Nugaal is the region around Garoowe (Garowe), Puntland's capital, with about 656,910 people in three districts.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## Who lives there

 About 656,910 people (IPC, January 2026). Three districts: Garowe (also Puntland's capital), Burtinle, Eyl ([EUAA 2026, Nugal](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)). Displaced: drought pastoralists fill camps on Garowe's outskirts such as Jillab; Garowe municipality registered nearly 500 newly displaced families from December 2025 to February 2026 ([Radio Ergo, Feb 2026](https://radioergo.org/en/2026/02/long-drought-forces-hundreds-of-pastoralist-families-to-flee-to-garowe/)). NRC recorded 14,898 evictions in 2025, and Garowe IDP sites face land-dispute eviction risk ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)). Arrivals from Galgaduud and Mudug also go to Nugal ([EUAA 2025, Galgaduud](https://euaa.europa.eu/coi/somalia/2025/security-situation/25-galmudug/251-galgaduud)).

## Work and money

Drought losses: one family lost 300 goats and camels since 2024; another 62 animals. Water bought from bowsers at 30 cents per 20-litre jerrycan, brackish; households get about 10 litres a day. Koranic school $3 a child in the village; Garowe schools charge $10 a child ([Radio Ergo](https://radioergo.org/en/2026/02/long-drought-forces-hundreds-of-pastoralist-families-to-flee-to-garowe/)). Flour, rice, oil up 30 to 50% (Dec 2025) ([AllAfrica](https://allafrica.com/stories/202512150074.html)). 79% of people in IPC Phase 2 to 4 ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)).

## Who governs

 Puntland State government is seated in Garowe; Nugal regional administration; Garowe municipality, whose executive director Abdalla Mohamed Abdalla says the council cannot meet needs ([Radio Ergo](https://radioergo.org/en/2026/02/long-drought-forces-hundreds-of-pastoralist-families-to-flee-to-garowe/)). Puntland forces hold the whole region; no al-Shabaab or ISS control shown. ACLED: 20 incidents, 22 deaths April 2025 to March 2026, including police-military clashes in Garowe ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)).

## Climate and seasons (Gu, Deyr)

Somalia has two rainy seasons: the Gu, from April to June, and the Deyr, from October to December. Temperatures stay between about 25 and 28°C through the year in most places ([Red Cross Climate Centre](https://www.climatecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/RCCC-Country-profiles-Somalia_2024_final.pdf)). This is semi-arid country. Parts of central Somalia get as little as 50 to 150 mm of rain a year ([Red Cross Climate Centre](https://www.climatecentre.org/wp-content/uploads/RCCC-Country-profiles-Somalia_2024_final.pdf)).

For 2026, the Gu rains were below average. The forecast for the Deyr from October to December 2026 is for well above-average rain, which helps crops but raises the risk of floods ([FAO GIEWS, Sep 2026](https://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=SOM)). For official flood and weather warnings, see the Somali Disaster Management Agency ([SoDMA](https://sodma.gov.so/eng/)).

## What people face now

- Since 2024: four poor rainy seasons; \~500 families arrive Dec 2025 to Feb 2026; no clinic in Jillab camp ([Radio Ergo](https://radioergo.org/en/2026/02/long-drought-forces-hundreds-of-pastoralist-families-to-flee-to-garowe/)).
- 2025: 14,898 evictions ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)).
- May and July 2025: civilian killings in Garowe; a disarmament campaign met resistance from clan militias ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)).
- Apr 2025: repeated cuts to the communications cable in Burtinle ([EUAA 2026](https://www.euaa.europa.eu/print/pdf/node/31722)).

## Top needs

1. Clean, affordable water and food in Garowe camps.
2. Health care for children and elderly in camps (none in Jillab).
3. Income for ex-herders in town.
4. School places at a price families can pay.
5. Secure tenure records to reduce eviction harm.

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