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Somalia Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa.

History

The Somalia Governorate lasted from 1936 until 1941. Its administrative capital was Mogadishu. In 1936, the capital had a population of 50,000 inhabitants, of which nearly 20,000 were Italian Somalis.

By 1941, 30,000 Italians lived in Mogadishu, representing around 33% of the city's total 90,000 residents. They frequented local Italian schools that the colonial authorities had opened, such as the "Liceum".

The Italian authorities in 1937 began construction of a paved highway from Mogadishu to Addis Ababa, which was completed in 1940. Other roads were started in 1939, from Mogadishu to the northern Somali coast and to the British Kenya Colony to the south.

Additionally, there was a project to connect Mogadishu with the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, and another to start the construction of an airport on the outskirts of the city. The ports of the capital and of Kismayo further south were also slated for enlargement in 1941. However, the outbreak of World War II put a halt to these plans.

In the summer of 1940, Italian forces invaded British Somaliland and incorporated it into the Somalia Governorate. British troops later re-seized the territory in March 1941.

Governorates of Italian East Africa

English	Italian	Capital	Total population	Italians	Tag	Coat of Arms
Amhara Governorate	Amara	Gondar	2,000,000	11,103	AM
Eritrea Governorate	Eritrea	Asmara	1,500,000	72,408	ER
Galla-Sidamo Governorate	Galla e Sidama	Jimma/Gimma	4,000,0000	11,823	GS
Harrar Governorate	Harar	Harrar	1,600,000	10,035	HA
Shewa Governorate	Scioà	Addis Abeba	1,850,000	40,698	SC
Somalia Governorate	Somalia	Mogadishu	1,150,000	19,200	SOM

See also

• Italian Somaliland
• Italian Governors of Somalia

Notes

1. Italian architecture in Somalia (in Italian)
2. Alexander Hopkins McDannald. "Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana". Retrieved 2014-04-06.
3. Roads built by the Italians in the AOI (in italian)
4. "Istat 1940"
5. ^ Apis Networks - Engineered Hosting

Bibliography

• G. Pini. La strada nell’Africa Orientale Italiana in “Quaderni italiani serie xv, L’Africa Italiana” n. 4

• Governorates of Italian East Africa