Qansahdhere

Qansahdhere
Qansaxdheere
قنسحطيري
Town
Nickname: 
Banban
Qansahdhere is located in Somalia
Qansahdhere
Qansahdhere
Coordinates: 2°52′N 43°00′E / 2.87°N 43°E / 2.87; 43
Country Somalia
StateSouth West
RegionBaay
Government
 • MayorAbdirisack Abdi Ibrahim (Sanka)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Qansahdhere (Maay: Qasidheeri, Somali: Qansaxdheere), also known as Qansax Dheere, is a town in the southern Bay region of Somalia. The broader Qansahdhere District has a total population of 76,714 residents.[1]

Most local residents of the district are from Gelidle, Yantar, Hubeer, Luway and Emid clans. The main language spoken in the district is Maay language.

  1. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.