Awdal
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![]() Ruins of the Muslim Sultanate of Adal in Zeila | |
Motto(s): | |
![]() Location in Somaliland | |
Coordinates: 10°48′3″N 43°21′7″E / 10.80083°N 43.35194°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Administrative centre | Borama |
Government | |
• Type | Regional |
• Governor | Hassan Dahir Haddi[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 21,374 km2 (8,253 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2,136 m (7,008 ft) |
Highest elevation | 2,632 m (8,635 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2022[2]) | |
• Total | 576,543 |
• Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Area code | +252 |
ISO 3166 code | SO-AW |
HDI (2021) | 0.401[3] low · 3rd |
Awdal (Somali: Awdal, Arabic: أودَل) is an administrative region (gobol)[4][5] in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. To the east it borders Maroodi Jeex and Sahil; to its north-west it borders Djibouti; to its south and south-west lies Ethiopia; and the Gulf of Aden to its north.[6] The province has an estimated population of 1,010,566.[7] The region comprises the four districts of Borama, the regional capital, Baki, Lughaya, and Zeila.