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Bosaso

Bosaso
Boosaaso
بوصاصو
City
Bosaso is located in Somalia
Bosaso
Bosaso
Location within Somalia
Bosaso is located in Horn of Africa
Bosaso
Bosaso
Location within the Horn of Africa
Bosaso is located in Africa
Bosaso
Bosaso
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 11°17′19″N 49°10′55″E / 11.28861°N 49.18194°E / 11.28861; 49.18194
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
RegionBari
DistrictBosaso
Founded18th century
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total192 km2 (74 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2005)UN
 • Total164,906
 • Density1,037.14/km2 (2,686.2/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBWh
Websitebosasomunicipality.com

Bosaso (Somali: Boosaaso, Arabic: بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province (gobol) of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region's commercial capital and is a major seaport within the autonomous Puntland state.[2]

Bosaso had an estimated population of around 170,000 residents in 2013.[1] More recent reports put the figure as high as 170,000.[3] The city has a diverse economy centred on education, government, banking, tourism, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, health care, hospitality, retail and technology. The area's many colleges and universities make it a regional hub of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, business and entrepreneurship.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Bosaso Municipality - Districts". Bosaso Municipality. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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