[4] The town's inhabitants are mostly pastoralist whereby the local economy is predominantly dependent on livestock trade, however small-scale rain fed farming is also practiced.

[5] The town of Baligubadle served as the administrative headquarters of the SNM[6] and played a crucial role in the formation of modern-day Somaliland.

[7] Additionally, the constitution of the Somali National Movement was adopted at the organisation's sixth congress in the town in 1990.

A local council is made up of 9 elected officials are responsible for the provision of water, education, health, electricity, and sanitation in the town.

[9] Councillors were first elected in 2001 and subsequently in 2012 and 2021,[9] continued decentralised processes has empowered the local council in effectively serving its populations needs.