• Source: Bay, Somalia

Bay (Somali: Baay, Arabic: باي, Italian: Bai) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.




Overview


It is bordered by the Somali regions of Bakool, Hiran, Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and Gedo.
Baidoa used to be the capital of the old Upper Juba region, which today also includes Gedo, Bakool, and most parts of the Middle Juba region. The present regions were created in the 1970s by the then ruling military regime. The capital of Bay is Baidoa.
During the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia in late December 2006, Bay region witnessed a series of fierce, concurrent battles lasting nine days between the invading Ethiopian military and the Islamic Courts Union.




Demographics


The region is mainly inhabited by the Rahanweyn people. According to the Population Estimation Survey (2014) (282), the division of population in the Bay region was as follows: 93,046 urban inhabitants, 463,330 rural settlers, 195,986 nomadic and 39,820 internally displaced persons (IDPs), making a total of 792,182.




Districts


Bay Region consists of five districts:

Baidoa District
Burhakaba District
Dinsoor District
Qasadhere District
Berdale District
Ufurow District




Major towns


Baidoa
Dinsoor
Burhakaba
Berdaale
Qansahdhere
Ufurow
Awdiinle
Leego
Eesow




Notes






External links


Administrative map of Bay Region

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Somalia
• Perang Saudara Somalia
• Baidoa
• Region di Somalia
• Operasi Solace
• Selandia Baru
• Bakool
• Hiiraan
• Indo-Pasifik
• Tentara Perlawanan Rahanweyn
• Bay, Somalia
• States and regions of Somalia
• Somalia
• Somali Civil War
• South West State of Somalia
• Baidoa
• November 2017 Somalia airstrike
• 1992 famine in Somalia
• Politics of Somalia
• President of Somalia