Jowhar District

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Jowhar
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CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Region Middle Shabelle
Capital Jowhar
Population
 (2014)
  Total269,851 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Jowhar District (Somali : Degmada Jowhar) is a district of the southeastern Middle Shabelle in Somalia. Its capital lies at Jowhar. The district had estimated population of 269,851 as of 2014, a survey was done by (UNDP) in 2014. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jowhar Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) - 22st December 2016 to 9th January 2017 - Final Report - Somalia | ReliefWeb". Reliefweb.int. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.