Afmadow District

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Afmadow District
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CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Region Lower_Juba
Capital Afmadow
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Afmadow is a district in Lower Jubba of Somalia. The district capital is Afmadow. [1] It was first established as a town in 1896.

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