Lower Shabeelle, Somalia
Facts and figures on Lower Shabeelle at a glance
Region name: Lower Shabeelle (Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose)Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 1,200,000 people
Country: Somalia
Continent: Africa
The regional headquarters of Lower Shabeelle (Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose) is located in the regional capital Marka (Marka) with a population of 230,100 people.
The distance as the crow flies from Lower Shabeelle's regional capital Marka to Somalia's capital Mogadishu (Mogadishu) is approximately 73 km (45 mi).
| Region | Population | Regional capital | Population |
| Lower Shabeelle Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose | 1,200,000 people | Marka Marka | 230,100 people |
Compare with other regions in Somalia.
Map of Lower Shabeelle
Information on Lower Shabeelle
| Region name | Regional capital | Subregions | Country | Continent |
| Lower Shabeelle Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose | Marka Marka | 8 | Somalia | Africa |
Time in Lower Shabeelle
| Current time | Summer time (DST) | Standard time | Current timezone offset | Timezone |
| Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 1:42am (01:42h) | No | Tue, 12 Dec 2023 - 1:42am (01:42h) | UTC +3.0 | Africa/Mogadishu |
Geographic coordinates of Lower Shabeelle
| Position | Latitude (width) | Longitude (length) |
| Show on map | 1°49'60.0"N (1.8333300°) | 44°25'00.0"E (44.4166700°) |
Subregions in Lower Shabeelle
There are 8 administrative subregions in Lower Shabeelle.| Region | No | Population | Regional capital | Capital population |
| Afgooye Afgooye | 1. | - | - | - |
| Baraawe Baraawe | 2. | - | - | - |
| Darkenley Darkenley | 3. | - | - | - |
| Kurtunwaarey Kurtunwaarey | 4. | - | - | - |
| Marka Marka | 5. | - | - | - |
| Qoryooley Qoryooley | 6. | - | - | - |
| Sablaale Sablaale | 7. | - | - | - |
| Wanla Weyn Wanla Weyn | 8. | - | - | - |