Bardere
Bardere (Arabic: بارديرا, Somali: Bardhere) also known as Bardera, is a city in Jubaland State of Somalia. It is the second largest and most populous city in Jubaland with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region. Bardere sits on the Jubba River around 250 km west of the city of Baidoa and is in a highland area with fertile soil.
Bardere
باردير Bardhere | |
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City | |
A section of Bardere City | |
Bardere باردير Location within Somalia Bardere باردير Location within the Horn of Africa Bardere باردير Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 2°20′N 42°17′E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| State | Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| District | Bardhere |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Bardere District Commissioner | Mohamed Wali Qorah |
| Area | |
| • City | 6,853 sq mi (17,748 km2) |
| • Land | 6 sq mi (15 km2) |
| • Water | 5 sq mi (5 km2) 8% |
| • Urban | 6 sq mi (15 km2) |
| • Metro | 17 sq mi (45 km2) |
| • | 6 sq mi (15 km2) |
| Elevation | 551 ft (168 m) |
| Population (755,000) | |
| • Estimate () | 755,500 |
| • Density | 70/sq mi (26/km2) |
| 2021 estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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