Baidoa
ْبَيْطَبَو Baydhabo Baydhowy | |
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City | |
 Baidoa | |
| Nickname: Baydhabo Janaay | |
  Baidoa Location within Somalia  Baidoa Location within the Horn of Africa  Baidoa Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 3°07′00″N 43°39′00″E / 3.11667°N 43.65000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Regional State |  South West |
| Region | Bay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mr. Abdullahi Ali Watiin |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,200,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
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Baidoa (Arabic: بَيْطَبَوْ, Somali (Af-Maxaa): Baydhabo, Maay: Baydhowy) is the largest city of the South West State of Somalia.
Between 2002 and 2014, Baidoa was the capital of the South West State. In 2014, the capital was changed to Barawa.[2]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cahoon, Ben (2021). "Somalia". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 22 May 2022.