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| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| Capital | Beled Hawo |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 700,065 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Beled Hawo District (Somali : Degmada Beled Xaawo) is a district in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. Its capital is Beled Hawo.
In 2000, the district commissioner was Nur Matan Abdi. [1]
Gedo is an administrative region (gobol) in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. The region was formed during 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay, Jubbada Dhexe, and Jubbada Hoose further down east. The southern parts of Gedo, west of the Jubba River, used to be part of the old British Trans-Juba region during half of the seventy years of colonial era in Africa from 1890 to 1960. The British and Italians fought twice over this area.
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