Widhwidh
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Widhwidh, also known as Widh Widh, is a town in the North Eastern State of Somalia's Buuhoodle District of northeastern Somalia. The Federal Government of Somalia announced in 2025 that the North Eastern State had completed its state-formation process and forms part of Somalia’s federal structure; within that framework, Widhwidh (in Buuhoodle District) is placed in the Cayn (Ayn) area of the state.
Widhwidh, also known as Widh Widh, is a town in the North Eastern State of Somalia's Buuhoodle District of northeastern Somalia. The Federal Government of Somalia announced in 2025 that the North Eastern State had completed its state-formation process and forms part of Somalia’s federal structure; within that framework, Widhwidh (in Buuhoodle District) is placed in the Cayn (Ayn) area of the state.
Overview
The settlement is located by road from Buuhoodle. The district was part of the 2010 Ayn clashes on 19 July 2010.
Demographics
The town is inhabited by lineages belonging to the Barkad, a major sub-clan of the Farah Garad branch of the Dhulbahante clan. On October 10, clan chiefs, intellectuals and the diaspora community from the Barkad sub-clan held a meeting in the Widh Widh District and voiced support for the Khatumo II Conference to be held in the Taleex District.
Population since 2020
As of 2025, no official post-20191 settlement-level population figure for Widhwidh has been published by Somali federal or regional authorities or by UN statistical releases; the latest available cited figure remains the 2019 Care Smart survey (4,162). However, humanitarian reporting identified Widhwidh as a locality receiving IDPs during the 2023 Las Anod crisis, which may have temporarily increased the resident population without producing an official revised total.
History
See also
Administrative divisions of Somaliland Regions of Somaliland Districts of Somaliland Somalia–Somaliland border
Notes
References
Widhwidh, Somalia
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
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