Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose,[4] Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[5]
Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39500°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  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/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.323[3] low · 10th of 18 |
Geography
editLower Shabelle is bordered by the regions of Banaadir, Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), Hiran, Bay, 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
editLower 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
editMajor Cities include
Violence in Golweyn
editOn 30 July 2017, an AMISOM convoy was ambushed by al-Shabaab insurgents, killing and wounding several Ugandan soldiers.[6]
Eight children were killed and dozens were wounded when a bomb exploded in Golweyn on 31 January 2021.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "News in Brief, 21st March 2014" (PDF). Embassy of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ GeoNames Search
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Somalia: Military convoy targeted in roadside bomb attack in Lower Shabelle". Garowe Online. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ "Somalia's al-Shabab rebels attack hotel in the capital city". ABC News. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
External links
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