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'''Wanlaweyn''' ([[Maay Maay|Maay]]: ''Wanliwiing'') is a town in the northern [[Lower Shebelle]] region of [[Somalia]]. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital [[Mogadishu]], it is the center of the [[Wanlaweyn District]]. [[File:2012 10 27 AMISOM WanlaWeyn A (8134729906).jpg|thumb|265px|Street in Wanlaweyn|alt=]]
'''Wanlaweyn''' ({{langx|ymm|Wanliwiing}}) is a town in the northern [[Lower Shebelle]] region of [[Somalia]]. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital [[Mogadishu]], it is the center of the [[Wanlaweyn District]]. [[File:2012 10 27 AMISOM WanlaWeyn A (8134729906).jpg|thumb|265px|Street in Wanlaweyn|alt=]]
The Shanta Alemo (Somali: Shanta Caleemo), (Italian: Shanta Alemo), (Arabic: شانتا أليمو
shanta 'alemo means 5 leaves means 5 clan consist of hubeer clan , erdho clan , hifmage clan , jambulul clan
) or shan aleen is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins trace back to 5 clans leaving together . The Shanta Alemo clan belong to the Digil and mirifle family of clans.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> According to the history, Wanlaweyn or Dafeet is the territory of the Gaalje'el Tribes. There are also four other tribes living in the area, such as Erdo, Hifmaga, Gambulul, and Barbara <ref> https://books.google.ca/books?id=po4MSDrHoCsC&pg=PA14&dq=galgial+dafet&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiulbbP9-CCAxVokO4BHZNSChsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=galgial%20dafet&f=false</ref>
Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> The town is predominantly inhabited by the makaahiil and calofi clan sub-division of the [[Gaalje'el]] [[Somalis]].
The book I am quoting says;Dafet and the territory of the Calgial which extends north of the first and extends towards Eat until it touches the territory of the Mobilen.


== History ==
== History ==
During the [[1961 Somali constitutional referendum]], in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Abdullahi|first=Mohamed Diriye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&q=wanlaweyn+vote&pg=PA27|title=Culture and Customs of Somalia|date=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31333-2|language=en}}</ref> This was higher than total ballots cast in the North ([[British Somaliland]]), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners.<ref name=":0" /> As a result, coining the new term "Wanlaweyn" for Southerners, which is still used today.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Adam|first=Hussein Mohamed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lF93AAAAMAAJ&q=Wanlaweyn|title=From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience|date=2008|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=978-1-56902-288-7|language=en}}</ref>
During the [[1961 Somali constitutional referendum]], in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Abdullahi|first=Mohamed Diriye|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&q=wanlaweyn+vote&pg=PA27|title=Culture and Customs of Somalia|date=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-31333-2|language=en}}</ref> This was higher than total ballots cast in the North ([[Somaliland]]), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners.<ref name=":0" /> As a result, coining the new term "Wanlaweyn" for Southerners, which is still used today.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Adam|first=Hussein Mohamed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lF93AAAAMAAJ&q=Wanlaweyn|title=From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience|date=2008|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=978-1-56902-288-7|language=en}}</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 05:47, 13 November 2024

Wanlaweyn
Wanliwiing
Town
Wanlaweyn is located in Somalia
Wanlaweyn
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E / 2.61667; 44.90000
Country Somalia
RegionLower Shebelle
DistrictWanlaweyne
Population
 • Total
26,700
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Wanlaweyn (Maay: Wanliwiing) is a town in the northern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, it is the center of the Wanlaweyn District.

Street in Wanlaweyn

The Shanta Alemo (Somali: Shanta Caleemo), (Italian: Shanta Alemo), (Arabic: شانتا أليمو shanta 'alemo means 5 leaves means 5 clan consist of hubeer clan , erdho clan , hifmage clan , jambulul clan ) or shan aleen is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins trace back to 5 clans leaving together . The Shanta Alemo clan belong to the Digil and mirifle family of clans.

Demographics

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Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.[1] The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.[2] The town is predominantly inhabited by the makaahiil and calofi clan sub-division of the Gaalje'el Somalis.

History

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During the 1961 Somali constitutional referendum, in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes.[3] This was higher than total ballots cast in the North (Somaliland), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners.[3] As a result, coining the new term "Wanlaweyn" for Southerners, which is still used today.[3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2.
  4. ^ Adam, Hussein Mohamed (2008). From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-288-7.

References

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