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Region in Somalia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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![]() Location in Somalia | |
Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Regional State | ![]() |
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 |
Lower 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. Its capital is now Merca.
Lower Shabelle Region is divided into Nineteen Districts:
Major Cities include
On 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]
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