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The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:47 am
by 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
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:04 am
by Ben Dover
How does it compare to other cities in the Horn?
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:04 am
by abdikarim86
Wajaale - image from November 2014 - 5.51 km2
Gabiley - image from November 2014 - 3.47 km2
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:06 am
by 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
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:24 am
by mahoka
What about ceerigabo
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:30 am
by KingWaslawi
Abdikarim Aadan Garas is middle of the Burco xaafada Plaza, but you didn't added the area.
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:35 am
by 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
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:38 am
by abdikarim86
KingWaslawi wrote: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.
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:40 am
by abdikarim86
Just to illustrate how truly laangaab the Somali people are
Greater London 1572 km2
Bristol 110 km2
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:42 am
by PrinceNugaalHawd
Somali towns are not that large.
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:46 am
by 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.
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:49 am
by abdikarim86
theyuusuf143 wrote: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
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:57 am
by thegoodshepherd
Please add Garissa if possible, thanks in advance.
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 10:59 am
by burcaawi14
Oh my days bosaaso 12 sqkm, galkacyo 14 sqkm
. I heard ppl on this site compare burco to bosaaso and Galkacyo
Re: The Area of Somaliland towns and other towns in the horn
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 11:12 am
by 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
)
