Largest cities or towns in Somalia
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| Rank | Name | Region | Municipal pop. | Rank | Name | Region | Pop. | ||
 Mogadishu  Hargeisa |
1 | Mogadishu | Banaadir | 2,330,708 [1] [2] | 11 | Belad Weyne | Hiraan | 278,118 [1] |
 burco |
| 2 | Hargeisa | Woqooyi Galbeed | 1,346,651 [1] | 12 | Caynab | Sool | 300,199 [1] | ||
| 3 | burco | Togdheer | 615,067 [1] | 13 | Afgooye | Lower Shabelle | 265,684 [1] | ||
| 4 | Borama | Awdal | 697,842 [1] | 14 | Balcad | Middle Shabelle | 255,291 [1] | ||
| 5 | Boosaaso | Bari | 99,975 [1] | 15 | Berbera | Woqooyi Galbeed | 251,189 [1] | ||
| 6 | Baidoa | Bay | 146,957 [1] | 16 | Laas Caanood | Sool | 246,020 [1] | ||
| 7 | Gaalkacyo | Mudug | 201,542 [1] | 17 | Kismayo | Lower Juba | 243,043 [1] | ||
| 8 | Laasqoray | Sanaag | 33,101 [1] | 18 | Afmadow | Lower Juba | 231,017 [1] | ||
| 9 | Garowe | Nugaal | 189,103 [1] | 19 | Jowhar | Middle Shabelle | 221,044 [1] | ||
| 10 | Qoriyoley | Lower Shabelle | 26,402 [1] | 20 | Saacow | Middle Juba | 211,369 [1] | ||
