Some Interesting Facts about Somalia

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Average household size

Baidoa: 6.9 persons, using 2.12 housing units.
Bossaso: 5.3 persons, using 1.32 housing units.
Burao: 7.4 persons, using 1.76 housing units.
Galkayo: 7 persons, using 1.1 housing units.
Mogadishu: 6.9 persons using 2.07 housing units.

Ownership of land or houses in their place of origin

Baidoa: 51% had owned property.
Bossaso: 59% had owned property.
Burao: 24% had owned property.
Galkayo: 44% had owned property.
Mogadishu: 58% had owned property.

System to which legal issues over reclaiming their land would be referred

Baidoa: 77% would refer to the customary system and 21% to sharia courts, with only 7% referring to secular courts.
Bossaso: 59% customary system, 38% sharia, 2% secular courts.
Burao: 36% customary system, 20% sharia, 37% secular courts.
Galkayo: 83% customary system, 43% sharia, 4% secular courts.
Mogadishu: 97% customary system.

Predominant clan makeup

Baidoa: 40% were Rahanweyn.
Bossaso: 42 diferent clan afliations given, including “Jareer” and Rahanweyn (16% each).
Burao: 86% were Isaaq.
Galkayo: 35 diferent afliations given, including “Jareer” and Hawiye (18% and 25%).
Mogadishu: 39% were Hawiye and 22 % were Rahanweyn.

Predominant place of origin

Baidoa: 59% came from Bay.
Bossaso: 24% came from Benadir.
Burao: 80% came from Togdheer.
Galkayo: 39% came from Benadir.
Mogadishu: 28% came from Bay.