Togdheer (
Somali Togdheer) is an administrative
region in northwestern
Somalia. Its capital is
Burco (
Burao). It is bordered by
Ethiopia and the Somali regions of
Woqooyi Galbeed,
Sanaag and
Sool. The region's name is derived from the
Togdheer River. Currently, the Regional Chairman is
Abdi Hussen Dheere and the Vice Chairman is
Guled Dahir Samatar.
The government of the autonomous Puntland macro-region in northeastern Somalia claims the southeastern Togdheer region as its territory, and calls this area, centered around the town of Buuhoodle, the "Ayn" region of Puntland. This is in contrast to the Somaliland macro-region in northwestern Somalia, which also claims the area as part of its territory.[1]
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Coordinates 8°36'48?N 46°15'8?E? / ?8.61333°N 46.25222°E? / 8.61333; 46.25222
