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Borama

Awdal · Somalia
City population
597,842
#2
in Somalia
#1
in Awdal
#935
worldwide
MogadishuBorama
9.936, 43.183 · 910 km from Mogadishu
City population
597,842
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Somalia
#2
of 42 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#935
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Somalia
3.0%
of the national population

About Borama

Somalia's second-largest city holds 3% of the national population. Borama, in Awdal region, has 597,842 residents and sits 910 km from Mogadishu. Several cities cluster within 55 km: Ruqi (27 km, 148,702), Gebiley (55 km, 77,320), and three towns between 23 and 41 km with populations under 25,000 each.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Somalia
#2of 42
LargestSmallest
Position in Awdal
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Somalia
Region
Awdal
Rank in region
#1of 4
Distance to capital
910 km
to Mogadishu
Elevation
1,468 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Mogadishu
Coordinates
9.936, 43.183
Record updated
2023-11-30
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 42 in Somalia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

23KMBaki20K people27KMRuqi149K people40KMGedeb24K people · Ethiopia41KMTog Wajaale23K people55KMGebiley77K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Borama598K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Borama compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Borama598K

Borama Population FAQ

What is the population of Borama?

Borama has a city population of 597,842. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Borama?

Borama is in Awdal, Somalia, 910 km from the capital, Mogadishu. Its coordinates are 9.936, 43.183.

How big is Borama compared with other cities in Somalia?

It is the 2nd largest of the 42 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Somalia, holding 3.0% of the national population.

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