The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn

[abdikarim86]

I bought this programme with the latest satellite pictures.
It also allows you to manually measure the area of towns.

Remember this is only area, population density is another matter

Hargeisa - area 62.98 km2 - image from April 2015



Burco - area 21.58 km2 - image from May 2015



Boorama - image from June 2015 - area 11.11 km2



Laascaanood - image from June 2015 - area 6.83 km2



Berbera - image from March 2015 - area 4.21 km2 (I excluded areas with only warehouses and Livestock holding areas)



The area being measured is within the white polygon - there may overestimations and underestimations since
I traced the polygon manually - I've tried to contain most urban areas within the polygon.

Click on the images to enlarge

[Ben Dover]

How does it compare to other cities in the Horn?

[abdikarim86]

Wajaale - image from November 2014 - 5.51 km2



Gabiley - image from November 2014 - 3.47 km2

[abdikarim86]

Djibouti - image from October 2014 - area 37 km2



Jigjiga - image from June 2015 - area 26 km2



Dhir Dhaba - image from October 2014 - area 28 km2

[mahoka]

What about ceerigabo

[KingWaslawi]

Abdikarim Aadan Garas is middle of the Burco xaafada Plaza, but you didn't added the area.

[abdikarim86]

Towns/cities of Somalia

Mogadishu - 87 km2 - image from January 2010 (I could not find a recent image encompassing the whole city only partials, so
take with a pinch of salt)



Bosaso - 12.63 km2 - image from May 2015



Gaalkacyo - 14 km2 - image from April 2015



Beledweyne - 13 km2 - image from April 2015



Kismaayo - 9 km2 - image from April 2015

[abdikarim86]

Abdikarim Aadan Garas is middle of the Burco xaafada Plaza, but you didn't added the area.

Understood ...I understand it is not exact

I have stated that there maybe underestimations and overestimations due to the fact that I'm manually drawing on the polygons
I thought that any urban area outside the polygon would be compensated for by open spaces within the polygon.

[abdikarim86]

Just to illustrate how truly laangaab the Somali people are

Greater London 1572 km2

Bristol 110 km2

[PrinceNugaalHawd]

Somali towns are not that large.

[theyuusuf143]

it would have been better if the software can measure automatically. how ever I think you are accurate when comes that wajaale is bigger than both berbera and gebiley. wajaale is one of the underestimated major somali towns. I noticed its large population after I have watched several 18 may concerts in wajaale.

kingslawi

yes burao have several Suburbs, but it is hard to measure with the main city. suburbs needs to be measured separately.

[abdikarim86]

it would have been better if the software can measure automatically. how ever I think you are accurate when comes that wajaale is bigger than both berbera and gebiley. wajaale is one of the underestimated major somali towns. I noticed its large population after I have watched several 18 may concerts in wajaale.

kingslawi

yes burao have several Suburbs, but it is hard to measure with the main city. suburbs needs to be measured separately.

Automatic measurements would be nice....it would limit any biases that I may have

[thegoodshepherd]

Please add Garissa if possible, thanks in advance.

[burcaawi14]

Oh my days bosaaso 12 sqkm, galkacyo 14 sqkm . I heard ppl on this site compare burco to bosaaso and Galkacyo

[abdikarim86]

Mandheera/Balad Xaawo - image from June 2015 - area 17 km2



Gaarisa - image from 2010 - area 25 km2 (This image is the most recent, also
there are a lot of open spaces within the polygon so take with a pinch of salt )