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Saylac
Awdal · Somalia
City population
18,600
#40
in Somalia
#4
in Awdal
#26,828
worldwide
11.354, 43.473 · 1,056 km from Mogadishu
About Saylac
Saylac is a city in Awdal, Somalia with a population of 18,600. It is the 40th largest of the 42 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Somalia, and the 26,828th largest worldwide. It lies 1,056 km from Mogadishu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Awdal
Rank in region
#4of 4
Coordinates
11.354, 43.473
Record updated
1 November 2025
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.