Gaulo | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 8°55′42″N 48°17′54″E / 8.92833°N 48.29833°E | |
Country | Somaliland/ Puntland |
Region | Sool |
Population (2007[1]) | |
• Total | 1,080 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Gaulo (Somali: Qawlo) is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland[citation needed]/Puntland[2](Somalia[3]).
From 1909 until 1910, Gaulo was the capital of the Darawiish.[4] In 1920, the British Army used Gaulo as a forward base for the Taleh offensive against the Darawiish.[5]
A book published in England in 1951 lists the coordinates 8°54′N 48°17′E / 8.900°N 48.283°E as QAULO.[6]
In 2009, World Food Programme (WFP) implemented a program to protect internally displaced persons throughout Puntland, as part of which approximately 50 metric tons of various food items were distributed to 2,052 people in Gaulo.[2]
In November 2013, fighting broke out in Taleh and 90 percent of the residents were evacuated to nearby neighborhoods; Gaulo became one of the evacuation centers along with Halin and others.[7]
In May 2017, Gaulo was hit by drought, but heavy spring rains brought it out of a severe situation.[8]