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Bakool

Bakool is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.

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Bakool
Bokool
Region
Flag of Bakool
Flag
Coat of arms of Bakool
Coat of arms
Location in Somalia.
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 4°20′47″N 43°32′59″E / 4.34639°N 43.54972°E / 4.34639; 43.54972
Country Somalia
Regional State South West
CapitalHuddur
Area
 • Total
26,962 km2 (10,410 sq mi)
Population
 (20191)
 • Total
1,156,400
 • Density42.890/km2 (111.08/sq mi)
 1,234,456
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ISO 3166 codeSO-BK2
HDI (2021)0.2953
low · 14th of 18

Bakool (Somali: Bakool, Maay: Bokool, Arabic: بكول) is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.4

Overview

It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.

Bakool, like Gedo, Bay and most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba) region, used to be a part of the old Upper Region, which was subdivided in the mid-1980s. The town of Hudur is the administrative capital of the region.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM re-captured the Bakool province's capital Hudur from the Al-Shabaab militant group.5 The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.6

Districts

The Bakool region consists of five districts:7a

Major towns

Notes

Notes

  1. Some sources list Rabdhure, others Yed
References

References

  1. "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  2. "ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions". International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  5. "Somalia: Federal Govt, Ethiopian forces liberate strategic town of Hudur". Garowe Online. 7 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  6. "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  7. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (Draft)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28.
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