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Bay (Somali: Baay, Arabic: باي, Italian: Bai) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[3]
Bay
Bai | |
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Region | |
| Bay | |
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| Nickname: Baay | |
 Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 3°4′28″N 43°50′7″E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  South West |
| Capital | Baidoa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Wardere Doyow[1] |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,967,345 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.287[2] low · 14th |
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.[4]
Districts
Bay Region consists of five districts:[5]
- Baidoa District
- Burhakaba District
- Dinsoor District
- Qasadhere District
- Berdale District
- Ufurow District
Major towns
- Baidoa
- Dinsoor
- Burhakaba
- Berdaale
- Qansahdhere
- Ufurow
- Awdiinle
- Eesow
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.
- "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.
- https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1158113/1226_1457606427_easo-somalia-security-feb-2016.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- "Bay Region" (PDF). Retrieved 11 January 2014.
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[de] Bay (Somalia)
Bay (auch Baay geschrieben; arabisch باي Bāy) ist eine Region (gobolka) im Süden Somalias. Ihre Hauptstadt ist Baidoa, das seit 2005 auch Sitz der Übergangsregierung Somalias ist.- [en] Bay, Somalia
[it] Bai (Somalia)
Bai (in Somalo Baay; in arabo باي Bāy) è una regione della Somalia (35.156 km² 1.106.000 abitanti) con capoluogo Baidoa. Si trova nello Stato federale della Somalia sud-occidentale.[ru] Бай (регион)
Бай (сомал. Baay) — регион (gobol) на юге Сомали. Его центром является Байдабо.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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