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Gaalkacyo
Mudug · Somalia
City population
61,200
#18
in Somalia
#1
in Mudug
#9,422
worldwide
6.770, 47.431 · 575 km from Mogadishu
About Gaalkacyo
Gaalkacyo is a city in Mudug, Somalia with a population of 61,200. It is the 18th largest of the 42 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Somalia, and the 9,422nd largest worldwide. It lies 575 km from Mogadishu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Mudug
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
288 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Mogadishu
Coordinates
6.770, 47.431
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 SomaliaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.