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Galguduud

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Also known as Province of Galgaduud, Galgudud, Ghelgudud, Galgaduud

Galguduud (, , or Ghelgudud) is an administrative region (gobol) of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is El Buur, which lies at the centre of the region.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Galguduudغالغدود
Settlement.other_name
Galgudud, Ghelgudud
Settlement.settlement_type
Region
Settlement.image_skyline
Galguduud in Somalia.svg
Settlement.image_caption
Galguduud in Somalia
Settlement.mapsize
160
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Regional State
Settlement.seat_type
Capital
Settlement.seat
Dusmareb
Settlement.leader_title
Governor
Settlement.area_total_km2
46126
Settlement.population_as_of
2019
Settlement.population_total
634,300
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.iso_code
SO-GA

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Encyclopedic overview

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Galguduud (, , or Ghelgudud) is an administrative region (gobol) of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is El Buur, which lies at the centre of the region.

Galguduud is bordered by Ethiopia; the Somali regions of Mudug, Hiran, and Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe); and the Indian Ocean. The largest clan in this region is the Hawiye, specially the Murusade subclan, as well as the Habargidir, The region of Galgaduud and southern Mudug formed the Galmudug State by 2016, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

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

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