Buloburde

Buloburde
Town
Buloburde

Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: 3°51′00″N 45°34′00″E / 3.85000°N 45.56667°E / 3.85000; 45.56667Coordinates: 3°51′00″N 45°34′00″E / 3.85000°N 45.56667°E / 3.85000; 45.56667
Country  Somalia
Region Hiran
District Buloburde
Population
 • Total 20,500
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Buloburde (Somali: Buuloburde), also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a town in the central Hiran region of Somalia.

Overview

Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District, and the second largest town in Hiran after the provincial capital Beledweyne.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by AMISOM troops captured the town from Al-Shabaab.[1] 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.[2]

Demographics

Buloburde has a population of around 20,500 inhabitants.[3] The broader Buloburde District has a total population of 89,120 residents.[4]

Buulo burde is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Baadicadde subclan of the Gugundhabe Hawiye well-represented.

Notes

  1. ↑ "SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops". Raxanreeb. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

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