Jubaland State of Somalia | |
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![]() Location of Jubaland | |
Capital | Bu'ale (de jure)[1] Kismayo (de facto) |
Largest city | Kismayo |
Official languages | |
Demonym(s) | Somali[2][3] |
Government | Federated state under a presidential democracy |
• President | Ahmed Madobe |
• Vice President | Mohamud Sayid Aden |
Federal Member State within Somalia | |
• Established | 28 August 2001 |
Area | |
• Total | 110,293 km2 (42,584 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 3,360,633 |
Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
Calling code | +252 (Somalia) |
ISO 3166 code | SO |
Internet TLD | .so |
Federal States in Somalia |
Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland, Arabic: جوبالاند, Italian: Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Jubba River, stretching from Dolow to the Indian Ocean, while its western side flanks the North Eastern Province in Kenya, which was carved out of Jubaland during the colonial period.[4]
Jubaland has a total area of 110,293 km2 (42,584 sq mi). As of 2005, it had a total population of 953,045 inhabitants.[5][6] the largest city Kismayo, which is situated on the coast in the Indian Ocean . Bardhere is a second largest city in Jubaland also Luuq, and Beled Haawo are the region's other principal settlements. Other cities such as Jamame and Jilib are currently occupied by Al-Shabaab.
During the Middle Ages, the influential Somali Ajuran Sultanate held sway over the territory, followed in turn by the Geledi Sultanate. They were later incorporated into British East Africa. In 1925, Jubaland was ceded to Italy, forming a part of Italian Somaliland. On 1 July 1960, the region, along with the rest of Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, became part of the independent Somali Republic.
Jubaland was later the site of numerous battles during the civil war. In late 2006, Islamist militants gained control of most of the region. To reclaim possession of the territory, a new autonomous administration dubbed Azania was announced in 2010 and formalized the following year. In 2013, the Juba Interim Administration was officially established and recognized. It is now one of the five autonomous administrations in Somalia.
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