City profile · Somalia · Africa
Garoowe
Nugaal · Somalia
City population
57,300
#20
in Somalia
#1
in Nugaal
#10,057
worldwide
8.402, 48.483 · 788 km from Mogadishu
About Garoowe
Garoowe is a city in Nugaal, Somalia with a population of 57,300. It is the 20th largest of the 42 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Somalia, and the 10,057th largest worldwide. It lies 788 km from Mogadishu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Nugaal
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
465 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Mogadishu
Coordinates
8.402, 48.483
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.