Bakool
Bokool | |
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Coordinates: 4°20′47″N 43°32′59″E / 4.34639°N 43.54972°E | |
Country | Somalia |
Regional State | South West |
Capital | Huddur |
Area | |
• Total | 26,962 km2 (10,410 sq mi) |
Population (2019
[1]) | |
• Total | 383,400 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Area code | Bakool |
HDI (2021) | 0.295
[2] low · 14th of 18 |
Bakool ( Somali: Bakool, Maay: Bokool, Arabic: بكول) is a region ( gobol) in southwestern Somalia. [3]
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.
Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as 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. It has its capital at Hudur.
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. [4] 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. [5]
The Bakool region consists of five districts: [6] [a]
Bakool
Bokool | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 4°20′47″N 43°32′59″E / 4.34639°N 43.54972°E | |
Country | Somalia |
Regional State | South West |
Capital | Huddur |
Area | |
• Total | 26,962 km2 (10,410 sq mi) |
Population (2019
[1]) | |
• Total | 383,400 |
• Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Area code | Bakool |
HDI (2021) | 0.295
[2] low · 14th of 18 |
Bakool ( Somali: Bakool, Maay: Bokool, Arabic: بكول) is a region ( gobol) in southwestern Somalia. [3]
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.
Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as 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. It has its capital at Hudur.
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. [4] 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. [5]
The Bakool region consists of five districts: [6] [a]