:Bay, Somalia
{{short description|Region of Somalia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bay
| native_name =
| other_name = Bai
| nickname = Baay
| motto =
| settlement_type = Region
| image_skyline =
| imagesize =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of South West State of Somalia.svg
| image_seal =
| image_shield = Southwest somalia emblem.jpg
| image_map = Somalia_regions_map_Somalia_Bay.svg
| mapsize =
| map_caption = Location in Somalia.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Somalia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Regional State
| subdivision_name1 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of South West State of Somalia.svg}} South West
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Baidoa
| government_type =
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_name = Ali Wardere Doyow{{cite web|title=News in Brief, 21st March 2014|url=http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/news_archive/A%20Week%20in%20the%20Horn%2021.03.14.pdf|publisher=Embassy of The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia|access-date=11 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120646/http://www.ethioembassy.org.uk/news_archive/A%20Week%20in%20the%20Horn%2021.03.14.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}
| established_title =
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| area_magnitude =
| area_total_km2 = 35,156
| population_as_of = 2019{{Cite web |title=Somalia: Subdivision and cities |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/somalia/|access-date=2024-02-14 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
| population_note =
| population_total = 1,560,900
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = EAT
| utc_offset = +3
| coordinates = {{coord|3|4|28|N|43|50|7|E|region:SO_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m =
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| iso_code = SO-BY{{cite web | url = https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:SO | title = ISO 3166 — Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions | publisher = International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | access-date = 3 February 2025}}
| area_code =
| blank_name_sec2 = HDI (2021)
| blank_info_sec2 = 0.294{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-13}}
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| official_name = Bay
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Bay ({{langx|so|Baay}}, {{langx|ar|باي}}, {{langx|it|Bai}}) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.{{cite web|title=Somalia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|location=Langley, Virginia|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/|access-date=6 December 2013}}
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Bakool, Hiran, Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and Gedo.
Baidoa used to be the capital of the old Upper Juba region, which today also includes Gedo, Bakool, and most parts of the Middle Juba region. The present regions were created in the 1970s by the then ruling military regime. The capital of Bay is Baidoa.
During the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia in late December 2006, Bay region witnessed a series of fierce, concurrent battles lasting nine days between the Ethiopian military and the Islamic Courts Union.{{Cite book |last=Suldaan Ibraahim |first=Dr. Suldaan Maxamed |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/1325678883 |title=Hormuud Habaabay: Milicsiga Kacdoonkii Maxaakiimta Islaamiga Ahaa (2006-2009kii) |publisher=Hill Press |pages=34–36}}
Demographics
The region is mainly inhabited by the Rahanweyn people. According to the Population Estimation Survey (2014) (282), the division of population in the Bay region was as follows: 93,046 urban inhabitants, 463,330 rural settlers, 195,986 nomadic and 39,820 internally displaced persons (IDPs), making a total of 792,182.{{cite web | title=EASO Country of Origin Information Report: Somalia Security Situation |publisher=European Asylum Support Office | url=https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1158113/1226_1457606427_easo-somalia-security-feb-2016.pdf |page=38| access-date=2024-01-04}}
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External links
- [http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Bay_A4.pdf Administrative map of Bay Region]
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