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Afmadow () is a city in southern Somalia, located in the middle of the Juba region and bordered by Kenya, Badhadhe, Kismayo, Jamame, Jilib, Hagar, Bardhere and Elwaq in Somalia, it's 401 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu. It is home to a wide variety of wild animals, including the Big Five game animals. The vegetation in Afmadow consists of rich grassland, bounded by semi-desert. It is located northwest of Kismayo. The distance between Afmadow and Kismayo is 110 kilometers or 68 miles.

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Place details

Locality
Afmadow افمادوو
Region
Jubbada Hoose جوبا السفلى
Country
Soomaaliya الصومال
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Afmadow
Settlement.image_skyline
Afmadow.png
Settlement.image_caption
An overview of Afmadow taken by satellite
Settlement.pushpin_map
Somalia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Jubaland
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Afmadow District
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi
27
Settlement.pop_est_as_of
2011
Settlement.population_est
90,000-170,000
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3

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Afmadow () is a city in southern Somalia, located in the middle of the Juba region and bordered by Kenya, Badhadhe, Kismayo, Jamame, Jilib, Hagar, Bardhere and Elwaq in Somalia, it's 401 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu. It is home to a wide variety of wild animals, including the Big Five game animals. The vegetation in Afmadow consists of rich grassland, bounded by semi-desert. It is located northwest of Kismayo. The distance between Afmadow and Kismayo is 110 kilometers or 68 miles.

== Divisions == Waamo Faanoole Danwadaag

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afmadow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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