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Lower Juba
Jubbada Hoose Jubithy Hoosy Basso Giuba | |
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 Overview of Kismayo. | |
 Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 0°26′N 41°36′E / 0.433°N 41.600°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Jubaland |
| Capital | Kismayo |
| Area | |
• Total | 42,876 km2 (16,555 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 1,632,900 |
| • Density | 38.084/km2 (98.638/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-JH[2] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.300[3] low · 13th of 18 |
Lower Juba (Somali: Jubbada Hoose, Maay: Jubithy Hoosy, Arabic: جوبا السفلى, Italian: Basso Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4] With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the autonomous Jubaland region.
Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya, the Somali regions of Gedo and Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and the Somali Sea. The province is named after the Jubba River that passes through it and empties into the Somali Sea at Goobweyn. The Lag Badana National Park is situated in Lower Juba.
Districts
[edit]Lower Juba Region consists of 5 districts:[5]
The Bajuni Islands are also within the region.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Somalia: Subdivision and cities". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ↑ "ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions". International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ↑ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Districts of Somalia". Statoids. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
