Middle Juba

Middle Juba
Region

Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 0°59′N 42°39′E / 0.983°N 42.650°E / 0.983; 42.650Coordinates: 0°59′N 42°39′E / 0.983°N 42.650°E / 0.983; 42.650
Country  Somalia
Regional State Jubaland
Capital Bu'aale
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Middle Juba (Somali: Jubbada Dhexe, Arabic: جوبا الأوسط‎‎) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[1] With its capital at Bu'aale, it is located in the autonomous Jubaland region.

Middle Juba is bordered by the Somali regions of Gedo, Bay, Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose), Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose), and the Indian Ocean. The region is named after the Jubba River that runs through it.

Districts

Middle Juba consists of three districts:[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Middle Juba Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.