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Dinsoor () is a town in the southwestern
Bay A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...
region of
Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
.Waaxda Dhexe ee Istaatistikada, p.18 It is the center of the
Dinsoor District Dinsoor District () is a district in the southern Dooy Shabeelle State region of Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa an ...
.


Demographics

Dinsoor has a population of around 19,600 inhabitants. The broader
Dinsoor District Dinsoor District () is a district in the southern Dooy Shabeelle State region of Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa an ...
has a total population of 75,769 residents.


Notable residents

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Hasan Adan Samatar Hasan Adan Samatar (, ) (b. May 23, 1953 in Diinsoor, Somalia) is a prominent Somali singer, guitarist and theatrical performer. Biography Samatar was born to an artistic family in Dinsoor, Somalia in 1953. He grew up in Baidoa, where he atte ...


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DiinsoorDinsoor, Somalia - coordinates
Populated places in Bay, Somalia {{Somalia-geo-stub