Lower Shabelle
Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli | |
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Coat of arms of Lower Shabelle Coat of arms | |
| Location in Somalia Location in Somalia | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia |
| Regional State | File:Flag of South West State of Somalia.svg South West |
| Capital | Merca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal State |
| • Governor | Mohamed Ibrahim Barre[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,285 km2 (9,763 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[2]) | |
• Total | 1,218,700 |
| • Density | 48.199/km2 (124.83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-SH[3] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.323[4] low · 10th of 18 |
Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose,[5] Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[6]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Lower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, and Middle Jubba (Jubbada Dhexe) and by the Somali Sea. It is named after the Shebelle River, which passes through it.
Until 1984, when the regions were reassigned, it was part of the larger Benadir region, and its capital was Mogadishu. Merca is now the Lower Shabelle capital.
Districts
[edit | edit source]Lower Shabelle Region is divided into nineteen districts:
- Merca Minicipality (Capital City)
- Afgooye District
- Barawa District
- Kurtunwarrey District
- Jilib Merca District
- Danaane District
- Gondershe District
- Ceeljaalle District
- Lambar 50 District
- Qoryooley District
- Sablaale District
- Wanlaweyn District
- Awdheegle District
- Mubaarak District
- Bariire District
- Jannaale District
- Shalambood District
- Buul Golweyn District
- Buulo marer District
Major cities
[edit | edit source]Major cities include
- Merca
- Afgooye
- Elasha Biyaha
- Qoryoley
- Barawa
- Awdheegle
- Wanlaweyn
- Sablale
- Jannaale
- Mubaarak
- Buulo Mareer
- Gobanle
- Jilib Merca
- Kunyo Barrow
- Daarusalam
Siyaame
Violence in Golweyn
[edit | edit source]On 30 July 2017, an AMISOM convoy was ambushed by al-Shabaab insurgents, killing and wounding several Ugandan soldiers.[7]
Eight children were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb exploded in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.[8]
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External links
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