Lower Shabelle
Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Somalia | |
| Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39000°E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Regional State | South West |
| Capital | Merca |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal State |
| • Governor | Mohamed Ibrahim Barre |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,285 km2 (9,763 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 1,218,700 |
| • Density | 48.199/km2 (124.83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-SH |
| HDI (2021) | 0.323 low · 10th of 18 |
Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose, Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.