Middle Juba

Middle Juba (Somali: Jubbada Dhexe, Maay: Jubithy Dhahy, Arabic: جوبا الأوسط, Italian: Medio Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.^[2] With its capital at Bu'aale, it is located in the autonomous Jubaland region.

Middle Juba Jubada Dhexe Medio Giuba
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	UTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2017)	0.224^[1] low · 18th

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.

The region has agricultural production, which is one of the products are Sesame, corn, millet, beans, and large fruits.

There are many tribes living in the region ,sheekhaal is the majority clan settlement in the region. .

Jareer	10
Tunni	10
Galje'el	12
Digil & Marifle	16
Sheekhaal	33
Ogaden Awlyahan	14
Marehan	5

Middle Juba is the only region in Somalia to be fully controlled by Al-Shabaab, a militant Islamic extremist group.^[3] As of 2019 Middle Juba has the lowest Human Development Index score in Somalia and the world.^[4]

Data About majority clans Living in middle Jubba region.

Districts

Middle Juba consists of three districts:^[5]

• Bu'aale District
• Jilib District
• Sakow District

Notes

1. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
2. "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
3. "The African Union Intervention Force Will Stay in Somalia, but with Whose Troops?". rusi.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
4. "Human Development Indices (5.0) - Sub-national HDI". globaldatalab.org.
5. "Middle Juba Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

• Administrative map of Middle Juba