Middle Shabelle
Middle Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Dhexe, Arabic: شبيلي الوسطى, Italian: Medio Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Middle Shabelle
Shabeellaha Dhexe Medio Scebeli | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Shabellaha Dhexe | |
Location in Southern Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| State | Hirshabelle |
| Established on | 10/10/2016 |
| Capital | Jowhar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional Government |
| • Governor | Ahmed Meyere Makaran |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,663 km2 (8,750 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 622,700 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.315 low · 12th of 18 |
It is bordered by Hiran to the north, Galgaduud to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south and the region of Lower Shabelle and the capital Mogadishu to the west. The Shabelle River also passes through this region.
The region of Middle Shabelle formed the Hirshabelle State by 2016, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
The regional capital is Jowhar. The Hawadle clan dominate economically, politically, and rules across all districts.
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