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]
Districtsedit
The Bakool region consists of five districts:[6][a]
bakool, somali, maay, bokool, arabic, بكول, region, gobol, southwestern, somalia, bokoolregionflagcoat, armslocation, somalia, coordinates, 34639, 54972, 34639, 54972country, somaliaregional, statesouth, westcapitalhuddurarea, total26, population, 2019, total3. Bakool Somali Bakool Maay Bokool Arabic بكول is a region gobol in southwestern Somalia 3 Bakool BokoolRegionFlagCoat of armsLocation in Somalia Coordinates 4 20 47 N 43 32 59 E 4 34639 N 43 54972 E 4 34639 43 54972Country SomaliaRegional StateSouth WestCapitalHuddurArea Total26 962 km2 10 410 sq mi Population 2019 1 Total383 400 Density14 km2 37 sq mi Time zoneUTC 3 EAT Area codeBakoolHDI 2021 0 295 2 low 14th of 18 Contents 1 Overview 2 Districts 3 Major towns 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksOverview editIt 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 Districts editThe Bakool region consists of five districts 6 a El Barde District Hudur District Rabdhure District Tiyeglow District Wajid District Yed DistrictMajor towns editEl Barde Hudur Qurajome Rab Dhuure Tiyeglow Wajid Yeed YowkooyowNotes edit Some sources list Rabdhure others YedReferences edit Somalia Subdivision and cities www citypopulation de Retrieved 2024 02 14 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Somalia The World Factbook Langley Virginia Central Intelligence Agency Retrieved 6 December 2013 Somalia Federal Govt Ethiopian forces liberate strategic town of Hudur Garowe Online 7 March 2014 Archived from the original on 8 March 2014 Retrieved 8 March 2014 Somalia Federal Govt AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab Garowe Online 11 March 2014 Archived from the original on 11 March 2014 Retrieved 11 March 2014 Regions districts and their populations Somalia 2005 Draft PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 07 28 External links editAdministrative map of Bakool Region nbsp This Somalia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bakool amp oldid 1207479528, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
