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Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar. Jalalaqsi is among a few cities away from the main road of Somalia that connects most of the cities in the nation, the main road passes Jimbiley which is 9km away from Jalalaqsi, yet there is no road that connects from Jimbiley to Jalalaqsi except a rough road to Jalalaqsi.

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Place details

Locality
Doondeere
Region
Hiiraan هيران
Country
Soomaaliya الصومال
Population
9,743
Timezone
Africa/Mogadishu

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7.8 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Jalalaqsi
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Somalia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hirshabelle
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Hiiraan
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
30
Settlement.population_as_of
Population total = 26,0000
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Country
Somalia
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Demographics
  • History
  • Climate
  • Notable residents
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar. Jalalaqsi is among a few cities away from the main road of Somalia that connects most of the cities in the nation, the main road passes Jimbiley which is 9km away from Jalalaqsi, yet there is no road that connects from Jimbiley to Jalalaqsi except a rough road to Jalalaqsi.

==Demographics== Jalalaqsi has a population of around 60,800 inhabitants. The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 80,724 residents. The district is populated by the Hawadle clan of who also live in bordering buleburde District in Middle Shabelle

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

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