Lower Juba

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{{Short description|Region of Somalia}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name =Lower Juba

|native_name =Jubbada Hoose
Jubithy Hoosy

|other_name =Basso Giuba

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|settlement_type =Region

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|image_caption =Overview of Kismayo.

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|subdivision_type =Country

|subdivision_name ={{flag|Somalia}}

|subdivision_type1 =Regional State

|subdivision_name1 ={{flag|Jubaland}}

|seat_type =Capital

|seat =Kismayo

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|area_total_km2 = 42,876

|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}}

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|population_total = 632,900

|population_density_km2 = auto

|timezone =EAT

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| iso_code = SO-JH{{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}}

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| blank_name_sec2 = HDI (2021)

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Lower Juba ({{langx|so|Jubbada Hoose}}, {{langx|ymm|Jubithy Hoosy}}, {{langx|ar|جوبا السفلى}}, {{langx|it|Basso Giuba}}) 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}} With its capital at Kismayo, it lies in the autonomous Jubaland region.

Lower Juba is bordered by Kenya, the Somali regions of Gedo, Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and the Somali Sea. The province is named after the Jubba River that passes through it and empties into the Somali Sea at Goobweyn. The Lag Badana National Park is situated in Lower Juba.

Districts

Lower Juba Region consists of 5 districts:{{cite web|title=Districts of Somalia|url=http://www.statoids.com/yso.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=6 December 2013}}

The Bajuni Islands are also within the region.

Notes

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