Middle Juba Explained
| Middle Juba |
| Native Name: | Jubbada Dhexe |
| Other Name: | Medio Giuba |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Somalia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Regional State |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Bu'ale |
| Leader Title: | Control |
| Area Total Km2: | 18,289 |
| Population As Of: | 2019[1] |
| Population Total: | 432,200 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 0.9833°N 81°W |
| Iso Code: | SO-JD[2] |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2022) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.232[3]
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Middle Juba (so|Jubbada Dhexe, ar|جوبا الأوسط, it|Medio Giuba) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.[4] With its capital at Bu'aale, it is located in the autonomous Jubaland region.
Middle Juba is bordered by the Somali regions of Gedo, Bay, Lower Shabelle (Shabellaha Hoose), and 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, and its products are sesame, corn, millet, beans, and large fruits.
Middle Juba is the only region in Somalia to be fully controlled by Al-Shabaab, a militant Islamic extremist group.[5] As of 2022, Middle Juba has the lowest Human Development Index score in the world out of 1,790 subnational regions.[6]
Districts
Middle Juba consists of three districts:[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Somalia: Subdivision and cities . 2024-02-14 . www.citypopulation.de.
- Web site: ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions . International Organization for Standardization (ISO) . 3 February 2025.
- Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13. 2018-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180923120638/https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/. live.
- Web site: Somalia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Langley, Virginia. 6 December 2013. 1 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701070127/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html. dead.
- Web site: The African Union Intervention Force Will Stay in Somalia, but with Whose Troops?. 2021-10-07. rusi.org. en. 2021-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20211007210500/https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/african-union-intervention-force-will-stay-somalia-whose-troops/. live.
- Web site: Subnational HDI (v8.0) . 2024-02-14 . Global Data Lab.
- Web site: Middle Juba Region. 30 December 2013. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184224/http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Middle_Juba_A4.pdf. live.
