Bay Bai | |
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| Bay | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Baay | |
 Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates:3°4′28″N43°50′7″E / 3.07444°N 43.83528°E /3.07444; 43.83528 | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  South West |
| Capital | Baidoa |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ali Wardere Doyow[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 35,156 km2 (13,574 sq mi) |
| Population (2019[2]) | |
• Total | 1,560,900 |
| • Density | 44.399/km2 (114.99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-BY[3] |
| HDI (2021) | 0.294[4] low ·15th of 18 |
Bay (Somali:Baay,Arabic:باي,) is an administrative region (gobol) in southernSomalia within theSouthwest state.[5]
It is bordered by the Somali regions ofBakool,Hiran,Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose),Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), andGedo.
Baidoa used to be the capital of the old UpperJuba region, which today also includes Gedo, Bakool, and most parts of the Middle Juba region. The present regions were created in the 1970s by the then-ruling military regime. The capital of Bay isBaidoa.
During theEthiopian invasion of Somalia in late December 2006, Bay region witnessed a series of fierce, concurrent battles lasting nine days between theEthiopian military and theIslamic Courts Union.[6]
The region is mainly inhabited by theRahanweyn people. According to the Population Estimation Survey (2014) (282), the division of population in the Bay region was as follows: 93,046 urban inhabitants, 463,330 rural settlers, 195,986 nomadic and 39,820 internally displaced persons (IDPs), making a total of 792,182.[7]
Bay Region consists of Seven districts:[8]
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