Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
's central
Hiran region.
Overview
Buloburde is situated along the
Shabelle River, near
Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the
Buloburde District
Buloburde District ( so, Degmada Buulo-Burte) is a district in the central Hiran region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Buloburde
Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region.
Overview
Buloburd ...
.
In March 2014,
Somali Armed Forces, assisted by
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
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.
The broader Buloburde District has a population of 210,120.
Notes
Populated places in Hiran, Somalia
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