Hiran, Somalia

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Hiiraan Hiiraan هيران
Region
Location of Hiiran
Coordinates: 4°47′N 45°27′E / 4.783°N 45.450°E / 4.783; 45.450Coordinates: 4°47′N 45°27′E / 4.783°N 45.450°E / 4.783; 45.450
Country	Somalia
State	Hirshabelle
Capital	Beledweyne
Government
• Type	Regional Government
• Governor	[1]
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s)	252
HDI (2017)	0.275[2] low · 16th

Hiran (Somali: Hiiraan, Arabic: هيران) is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somalia and part of the Hirshabelle State.

Overview

Hiran is bordered by the Somali Region of Ethiopia (or the 1908 Convention Line)^[3] to the northwest, the Somali provinces of Galgudud to the northeast, Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) to the south, Lower Shebelle (Shabellaha Hoose) to the southwest, and Bay and Bakool to the west. It is approximately 90,000 km². The Shebelle River flows into Hiran from Ethiopia, coursing through the provincial capital of Beledweyne.

Districts

Hiran Region consists of three districts:^[4]

1. Beledweyne District
2. Buloburde District
3. Jalalaqsi District

Universities

• Jobkey University

References

External links

• Administrative map of Hiran
• "Hiiran Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer

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