Bay
Bai | |
|---|---|
| Bay | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Baay | |
 Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′28″N 43°50′7″E / 3.07444°N 43.83528°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  South West |
| Capital | Baidoa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Wardere Doyow[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35,156 km2 (13,574 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[2]) | |
| • Total | 1,560,900 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.294[3] low · 15th of 18 |
Bay (Somali: Baay, Arabic: باي, Italian: Bai) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4]
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Bakool, Hiran, Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and Gedo.
Baidoa used to be the capital of the old Upper Juba region, which today also includes Gedo and Bakool, as well as most parts of the Middle Juba region. Present regions were created in the 1970s by the then ruling military regime. The capital of Bay is Baidoa.
Despite the name Bay, it is landlocked and nowhere near the Indian Ocean shores.
Demographics
The region is mainly inhabited by the Rahanweyn people. According to the Population Estimation Survey (2014) (282), the division of population in the Bay region is as follows: 93,046 urban inhabitants, 463,330 rural settlers, 195,986 nomadic and 39,820 IDPs, making a total of 792,182.[5]
Districts
Bay Region consists of five districts:[6]
- Baidoa District
- Burhakaba District
- Dinsoor District
- Qasadhere District
- Berdale District
- Ufurow District
Major towns
Notes
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Somalia Security Situation" (PDF). European Asylum Support Office. p. 38. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Bay Region" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2014.
External links
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