Dinsoor Explained

Official Name:	Dinsoor
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Somalia.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Somalia
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Bay
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Dinsoor
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	19600
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	2.4106°N 42.9767°W

Dinsoor (Somali: Diinsoor) is a town in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia.^[1] It is the center of the Dinsoor District.

Demographics

Dinsoor has a population of around 19,600 inhabitants.^[2] The broader Dinsoor District has a total population of 75,769 residents.^[3]

Notable residents

• Hasan Adan Samatar

References

• Book: Somalia. Waaxda Dhexe ee Istaatistikada . Report on the demographic survey of Banadir, Bay, and Lower Shebelle regions of Somalia, 1980-81 . The Dept. . 1981 .
• Diinsoor
• Dinsoor, Somalia - coordinates

Notes and References

1. Waaxda Dhexe ee Istaatistikada, p.18
2. Web site: Somalia City & Town Population. Tageo. 4 October 2013.
3. Web site: Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft). UNDP. 21 September 2013.