Lower Shabelle

Lower Shabelle Shibelithy Hoosy Shabeellaha Hoose شبيلي السفلى Basso Scebeli
Region
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 1°46′6″N 44°23′24″E
Country	Somalia
Regional State	South West
Capital	Merca
Government
• Type	Federal State
• Governor	Mohamed Ibrahim Barre
Area
• Total	25,285 km2 (9,763 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,218,700
• Density	48.199/km2 (124.83/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
ISO 3166 code	SO-SH
HDI (2021)	0.323 low · 10th of 18

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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.