District Buloburde Population 17,824 (2005) | Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Local time Monday 11:24 PM | |
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Weather 26°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
Buloburde (Somali: Buuloburde), also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a town in the central Hiran region of Somalia.
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Map of Bulobarde, Somalia
Overview
Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District, and the second largest town in Hiran after the provincial capital Beledweyne.
In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces, assisted by AMISOM troops, captured the town from Al-Shabaab. The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.
Demographics
Buloburde has a population of around 20,500 inhabitants. The broader Buloburde District has a total population of 89,120 residents.
Buloburde is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Badi-adde subclan of Hawiye well represented.