Galguduud ( so, Galgaduud, ar, جلجدود, it, Galgudud or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region (''
gobol'') of
Galmudug
Galmudug ( ar, جلمدج; it, Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Somalia, Soomaaliya), is a States and regions of Somalia, Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. ...
state in central
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
.
Its administrative capital is
Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is
Abudwak, which lies on the north-westernmost point of the region.
Galguduud is bordered by
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
, the Somali regions of
Mudug;
Hiran,
Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe), and the
Indian Ocean
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.
The region of Galgaduud and southern half of
Mudug formed the
Galmudug State by 2016, which considers itself an autonomous state within the larger
Federal Republic
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of Somalia, as defined by the
Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
Districts
Galguduud Region consists of five districts:
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El Bur (Ceel Buur) District
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Adado (Cadaado) District
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Dusmareb (Dhuusamarreeb) District
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Abudwak (Cabudwaaq) District
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Heraale (Heraale) District
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El Dher (Ceel Dheer) District
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Galhareeri (Galhareeri) District
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Gelinsoor (Galinsoor) District
Borders
Galguduud is bordered by
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Er ...
or the
Feerfeer-Dharkayn Geenyo Line to the west, the Somali region of
Mudug to the north;
Hiran and
Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) to the south, and the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
to the east.
References
External links
Administrative map of Galgaduud
{{Authority control
Galmudug
Regions of Somalia
Galguduud