Baidoa

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Baidoa is a major city in southwestern Somalia that serves as an important political, economic, and transportation hub for the surrounding region.

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Label Occurrences
Baidoa canonical 19
Baidabo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administrativeDivisionType district capital
airportIATAcode BIB
alternativeName Baidabo
linked to: Baidoa

Baydhaba
Baydhabo
belongsToDistrict Baidoa District
capitalOf Bay region
conflictHistory Somali Civil War
continent Africa
coordinateLocation 2.3333°N 42.2833°E
country Somalia
economyType agricultural trade center
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 460 metres
ethnicGroup Rahanweyn (Digil and Mirifle)
event Baidoa famine and humanitarian crisis in the 1990s
governingBody South West State administration
linked to: South West State
hasAirport Baidoa Airport
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasHealthFacilityType clinics
hospitals
hasMarket Baidoa central market
historicalRegion Upper Jubba
languageUsed Arabic
Somali
locatedIn Southwestern Somalia
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Bay region
locatedOn Baidoa Plateau
majorReligion Islam
nearbyFeature fertile agricultural lands
partOf South West State of Somalia
population over 100000 inhabitants
roadConnection Burhakaba
Dinsor
Hudur
Mogadishu
role regional economic hub
regional political hub
regional transportation hub
timeZone East Africa Time
usedAs base for African Union Mission in Somalia operations
utcOffset +3

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