Banadir ( Somal. Banaadir or Xamar ) is a region ( gobol ) in southwestern Somalia . Its center is Mogadishu .
| Provinces | |
| Banadir | |
|---|---|
| Somal. Banaadir Template: Lang-so2 Xamar cadeey Motto: Xamar iyo Xeebta Liido | |
| A country | Somalia |
| Adm. Centre | Mogadishu |
| Governor | Yusuf Hussein Jimaale |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 370 kmΒ² |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1 650 227 [1] [2] people ( 2014 ) |
| Density | 4460.07 people / kmΒ² |
| Digital identifiers | |
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Description
It borders the Somali regions of Middle Shabelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) and Lower Shabelle (Shabeellaha Hoose) and the Indian Ocean .
The toponym "Banadir" (Banaadir) came from the Persian bandar , which means "port". The term applied to the coastal cities of Mogadishu and Barava . The toponym reflects the regionβs medieval position as a key shopping center associated with Persia and the Arabian Peninsula . Banadir is also known for its local breed of Somali goats (Somali goat) [3] .
Mogadishu is its capital, despite the fact that the administrative region coincides in territory with the city. Banadir is much smaller than the historical Benadir region, which extends over most of the country's central and southern sea coasts with access to the Indian Ocean to the river. Jubba and includes Mogadishu.
Banadir is the smallest of the administrative regions of Somalia ( gobol ).
Yusuf Hussein Jimaale is the current Governor of Banadir and Mayor of Mogadishu.
Neighborhoods
The Banadir region is divided into seventeen districts [4] . Warta Nabada District (Warta Nabada District) until the official renaming of 2012 was called the Wardhigli District (Wardhigley District) [5] . The Kadha District (Kadha District) was highlighted in 2013 and, by inertia, is missing on some maps [6] .
- Abdiaziz District
- Bondhere District
- Daynile District
- Darkenley District
- Hamar-Jajab District
- Hamar-Weyne District
- Hodan District
- Howl-Wadag District or Hawle-Wadag District
- Huriva (Huriwa District)
- Kadha (Kaxda District or Kadha District)
- Karan District
- Shangani (Shangani District)
- Shibis District
- Waberi District
- Wadajir District
- Warta Nabada District
- Yakshid District
Major City
- Mogadishu
See also
- States and Regions of Somalia
- Administrative division of Somalia
Notes
- β Citypopulation (Somalia Population 2014)
- β 2014 Somalia population estimate
- β Njoku, ... Chijioke. The History of Somalia . - ABC-CLIO, 2013 .-- P. 69. - ISBN 0313378576 .
- β Somalia Districts of Somalia
- β President of Somalia renames Mogadishu district for peace (Somali president renames Mogadishu district to foster peace) , SabahiOnline.com, April 10, 2012. Accessed on April 25, 2014.
- β Somali Voices radio program connects families, facilitates dialogue on challenging topics (Somali Voices Radio Program Connects Families, Fosters Dialogue on Tough Issues) Archived April 16, 2016 at Wayback Machine , Internews, February 27, 2014. Accessed on October 7, 2015.