Buloburde

Buloburde
City
Buloburde in 2014
Buloburde Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 3°51′00″N45°34′00″E / 3.85000°N 45.56667°E / 3.85000; 45.56667
Country	Somalia
State	Hirshabelle
Region	Hiiraan
Area
• Total	40 km2 (20 sq mi)
Population
• Total	400,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region.

Overview

Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River. It is the center of the Buloburde District.^{[ citation needed ]}

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces, assisted by AMISOM troops, captured the town from Al-Shabaab. ^[1] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control. ^[2]

Demographics

Buloburde has a population of around 20,500. ^{[3] [ better source needed ]} The broader Buloburde District has a population of 210,120. ^[4]

Notes

1. "SOMALIA: Al-shabab loses their strongest military base in the central of Somalia to SNA and AU troops". Raxanreeb. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
2. "Somalia: Federal Govt, AMISOM troops clash with Al Shabaab". Garowe Online. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
3. "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
4. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.