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Bakool Bokool
Region
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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
Capital	Huddur
Area
• Total	26,962 km (10,410 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,156,400
• Density	43/km (110/sq mi)
	1,234,456
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	Bakool
HDI (2021)	0.295 low · 14th of 18

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

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. 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.

Districts

The Bakool region consists of five districts:

• El Barde District
• Hudur District
• Rabdhure District
• Tiyeglow District
• Wajid District

Major towns

• El Barde
• Aato
• Hudur
• Qurajome
• Rab Dhuure
• Tiyeglow
• Wajid
• Yeed
• Yowkooyow
• Buur Dhuhnle
• Garasweyne
• Moorigaabey

Notes

1. Some sources list Rabdhure, others Yed

References

1. "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
3. "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (Draft)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-28.

External links

• Administrative map of Bakool Region

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