Dolow

dooloow
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City

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Location in jubaland Somalia
Coordinates: 00°21′29″S 042°32′43″E / 0.35806°S 42.54528°E / -0.35806; 42.54528Coordinates: 00°21′29″S 042°32′43″E / 0.35806°S 42.54528°E / -0.35806; 42.54528
Country  Somalia
Region Jubaland
District Dolow District
Area
 • Total 10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 135,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Dolow (Somali: Dooloow), also spelled Doolow, is a town in the southern Gedo region of Somalia.

Location

The city sits on the Jubba River near the Somali Region in Ethiopia, just 50 km (31 mi) north of Luuq.

Balet Hawo District lies west of Dolow near the North Eastern Province.

District

Dolow town is the seat of one of the Gedo region's seven districts, Doolow District. In terms of land size, Dolow is one of the smallest districts in Jubaland.

Economy

The district's residents make their living by cultivating farms on the river banks as well as on plains in the interior.

Demographics

Dolow has a population of around 250,000 inhabitants are Marehan sub clan rer axmed date=March 2015}} The town and Beled Haawo often swap populations, as they are both located near international borders.[1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Somalia City & Town Population. Tageo.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.

References


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