Baidoa

Baidoa ْبَيْطَبَو Baydhabo Baydhowy
City
Nickname:  Baydhabo Janaay
Baidoa Location within Somalia Baidoa Location within the Horn of Africa Baidoa Location within Africa
Coordinates: 3°07′00″N 43°39′00″E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	South West
Region	Bay
Government
• Mayor	Abdullahi Ali Watiin
Population  (2025)
• Total	1,200,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	+252

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Baidoa (Arabic: بَيْطَبَوْ, Somali (Af-Maxaa): Baydhabo, Maay: Baydhowy) is the largest city of the South West State of Somalia.

Between 2002 and 2014, Baidoa was the capital of the South West State. In 2014, the capital was changed to Barawa.