Buloburde
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Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region.
Overview
Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District.
In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces, assisted by AMISOM troops, captured the town from Al-Shabaab.{{cite news|title=SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops|url=http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/03/somalia-al-shabab-loses-their-strongest-military-base-in-the-central-of-somalia-to-sna-and-au-troops/|accessdate=14 March 2014|newspaper=Raxanreeb|date=13 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314193507/http://www.raxanreeb.com/2014/03/somalia-al-shabab-loses-their-strongest-military-base-in-the-central-of-somalia-to-sna-and-au-troops/|archive-date=14 March 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite news|title=Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab |url=http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Federal-Govt-AMISOM-troops-clash-with-Al-Shabaab_printer.shtml |accessdate=11 March 2014 |newspaper=Garowe Online |date=11 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311152532/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia-Federal-Govt-AMISOM-troops-clash-with-Al-Shabaab_printer.shtml |archive-date=11 March 2014 }}
Demographics
Buloburde has a population of around 20,500.{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|accessdate=4 October 2013}}{{better source|date=July 2021}} The broader Buloburde District has a population of 210,120.{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|accessdate=21 September 2013}}