La ville de El-dere compte 7.500 habitants, le district 120.000, dont beaucoup de personnes déplacées qui ont fui l'insécurité de Mogadishu.
The town of El-dere has a population of 7 500, and 120 000 people are living in the El-dere district, many of them displaced persons who have fled from the dangerous situation in Mogadishu.