Bardere
Bardere
باردير Bardhere | |
|---|---|
City | |
A section of Bardere City | |
| Coordinates: 2°20′N 42°17′E / 2.333°N 42.283°E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| State | Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| District | Bardhere |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Bardere District Commissioner | Mohamed Wali Qorax |
| Area | |
• City | 17,748 km2 (6,853 sq mi) |
| • Land | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| • Water | 5 km2 (5 sq mi) 8% |
| • Urban | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| • | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population (755,000) | |
• Estimate () | 755,500 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| 2021 estimate | |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Bardere (Arabic: باردير, Somali: Bardhere, Italian: Bardera) also known as Bardera, is a city in Jubaland State of Somalia. It is the second 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.