Lower Shabelle

Lower Shabelle
Shibelithy Hoosy
Shabeellaha Hoose

شبيلي السفلى
Basso Scebeli
Flag of Lower Shabelle
Coat of arms of Lower Shabelle
Location in Somalia
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E / 1.76833°N 44.39000°E / 1.76833; 44.39000
Country Somalia
Regional State South West
CapitalMerca
Government
 • TypeFederal State
 • GovernorMohamed Ibrahim Barre
Area
 • Total
25,285 km2 (9,763 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
1,218,700
 • Density48.199/km2 (124.83/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ISO 3166 codeSO-SH
HDI (2021)0.323
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Lower Shabelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose, Maay: Shibelithy Hoosy, Arabic: شبيلي السفلى, Italian: Basso Scebeli) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.