Galguduud

Galguduud
Region
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 5°20′13″N 46°37′13″E / 5.33694°N 46.62028°ECoordinates: 5°20′13″N 46°37′13″E / 5.33694°N 46.62028°E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	Galmudug
Capital	Dhusamareb
Government
• Governor	Hussein Ali Weheliye[1]
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Galguduud (Somali: Galgaduud, Arabic: جلجدود‎) is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somalia.^[2]

Overview

It is bordered by Ethiopia, the Somalian regions of Mudug, Hiran and Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), and the Indian Ocean.

Galguduud's capital is Dhusamareb.

Districts

The Galguduud region consists of five districts:^[3]

• Abudwaq District
• Adado District
• Dhusa Mareb District
• El Buur District
• El Dher District
• Guriel District

Major towns

• Abudwak
• Adado
• Balan-Bale
• Dhusamareb
• El Buur
• Galhareeri
• El Garas
• Galinsoor
• Guriel
• Herale

Notes

1. "News in Brief, 21st March 2014" (PDF). Embassy of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
2. "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
3. "Galgaduud Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 January 2014.

External links

• Administrative map of Galgaduud