| Bakool | |
| Native Name: | Bokool |
| Settlement Type: | Region |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 4.3464°N 43.5497°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Somalia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Regional State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South West |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Huddur |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Area Total Km2: | 26962 |
| Population Total: | 1,15,6400 |
| Population As Of: | 2019[1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Note: | 1,234,456 |
| Area Code: | Bakool |
| Blank Name Sec2: | HDI (2021) |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0.295[2] · 14th of 18 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
Bakool (so|Bakool, ymm|Bokool, ar|بكول) is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.[3]
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.
Bakool, like Gedo, Bay and most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba) region, used to be a part of the old Upper Region, which was subdivided in the mid-1980s. The town of Hudur is the administrative capital of the region.
In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM re-captured the Bakool province's capital Hudur from the Al-Shabaab militant group.[4] The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.[5]
The Bakool region consists of five districts:[6]