Hirshabelle State

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Hirshabelle State of Somalia Dowlad Goboleedka Hirshabeele ee Soomaaliya (Somali) ولاية هيرشابيل الصومال  (Arabic) Wilāyat hirshabeele aṣ-Ṣūmāl
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Qolobaa Calankeed
Capital and largest city	Jowhar 04°44′09″N 045°12′13″E / 4.73583°N 45.20361°E / 4.73583; 45.20361
Official languages	Somali
Ethnic groups	Somali
Religion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Somali
Government	Federated state under a presidential democracy
• President	Ali Abdullahi Hussein
Autonomy Federal Member State  within Somalia
Population
• 2019 estimate	1,189,100 (estimate)[1]
HDI	0.3 low
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (not observed)
Drives on	right
Calling code	+252 (Somalia)
ISO 3166 code	SO
Internet TLD	.so

Hirshabelle, officially Hirshabelle State of Somalia (Somali: Dowlad Goboleedka Hirshabelle ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in south-central Somalia. It is bordered by Galmudug state of Somalia to the north, South West State of Somalia and Banadir region to the south, Ethiopia to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Jowhar is the capital state.

Hirshabelle consists of the Hiran and Middle Shabelle regions of Somalia. The name of the state originates from combining their names. Hirshabelle proclaimed itself the autonomous Federal Member State of the Federal Republic of Somalia as stipulated in the provisional Constitution of Somalia.