Tog Wajaale

Tog Wajaale (also known as Wajaale) is a city on the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia.[1] Tog Wajaale is the main border crossing for goods coming in and out of Somaliland, primarily from the port city of Berbera, Somaliland's main port.[2]

For the town in Ethiopia, see Togo Wuchale.
Wajaale
Wajaale (Somali)
وجالَه (Arabic)
City
Seal
Wajaale
Location in Somaliland
Wajaale
Wajaale (Somaliland)
Wajaale
Wajaale (Ethiopia)
Coordinates: 9°36′05″N 43°20′10″E
CountrySomaliland
RegionMaroodi Jeex
DistrictGabiley District
Population
 • Total70,450
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Demographics

The city of Wajaale has a total population of around 70,450 inhabitants. According to the 2007 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) the Ethiopian part of the town had a population of 14,438.[3]

Geography

Wajale is located the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia.[1] 92.8 km west of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. It is in the south west of Kalabaydh town, on the west by the Awdal region, on the east by the Gabiley, Hargeisa City, and on the south by the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Geographical coordinates are 9° 34' 0" North, 43° 29' 0" East

Education

Primary schools, Secondary schools and University education is available throughout the district.[5]

Primary schools

  • Number of Primary Schools – 17

Secondary schools

  • Number of Secondary Schools – 2

Notable people

References
  1. "Tog Wajaale: Somalia". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. M. Abdi, Mustafe (2021). "Regularly Irregular: Varieties of informal trading in the Ethiopia-Somaliland borderlands" (PDF). Rift Valley Institute: 7.
  3. "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Somali Statistical" (pdf). p. 9.


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