[1] It lies beyond the Golol valley, 160 km northeast of the provincial capital of Tawfiiq District.

[citation needed] Due to its grazing areas and natural lakes, it has evolved into a gathering point for livestock herders.

[citation needed] Tawfiiq is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Saleban Abdalle sub-clan of Surre of the Dir especially well-represented.

And many villages including El Danane, Buq Qalloo, Galhagoog, Dhinowda and Hingaras are under Tawfiiq's jurisdiction.

Due to its rapid growth, the town was declared a full district by the Puntland ministerial cabinet in April 2013.