South West State of Somalia

South West State of Somalia Dawlad Goboleedka Koonfur Galbeed (Somali) ولاية جنوب غرب الصومال  (Arabic) Dowléd Gopéleedké Koofur Orsé(Af-Maay)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the South West State within Somalia
Capital	Barawe (de jure) Baidoa (de facto)
Largest city	Baidoa
Official languages	Af-Maay, Arabic, English
Ethnic groups	Somali Rahanweyn
Religion	Islam
Demonym(s)	Somali
Government	Presidential federated state
• President	Abdiaziz Laftagareen
Establishment
• Established	1 April 2002
Area
• Total	98,863 km2 (38,171 sq mi) (3rd state of somalia)
Population
• 2022 estimate	6,387,355
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	5,895,765
HDI (2012)	0.2 low
Currency	Somali shilling
Calling code	+252
Internet TLD	.so

The South-West State of Somalia (Somali: - Koonfur Galbeed), (Af-Maay: Koofur Orsé), is a Federal Member State in southwestern Somalia. It was founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, leader of the Somalia RRA on 1 April 2002.^[1][2] It was the third autonomous region to be established.

After its dissolution in 2005, the territory was re-established in November 2009 as an official federal member state of Somalia. Abdiaziz Laftagareen was selected the president of this state. The official capital of South-West state is Barawa, located on the coast of the Somali Sea, though the state administration is currently based in Baidoa.^[3]