Gumbah Explained

Official Name:Gumbah
Other Name:جومباه
Native Name:Gumbax
Settlement Type:Populated place
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Bari
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gumbax
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:10.8°N 50.9833°W

Gumbah (Somali: Gumbax, Arabic: جومباه) is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. It is part of the Gumbax District.8.Estimated Population is 65,000-exclusively residents.Economic sources of host community. The major source of income are the fishing and frankincense, livestock farming and also small businesses.

Mayor :Mohamud Ahmed Musse (Walow).

Location

Gumbah is located on the northeastern coast of Somalia, facing the Guardafui Channel. It lies 57 nautical miles (66 miles) south of Cape Guardafui and the entrance to the Gulf of Aden.

Administration

In April 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Gumbah and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuu. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of four districts (Baargaal, Bereeda, Alula, and Gumbah itself)[1] and has its capital at Alula.

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Notes and References

  1. See the list of regions and districts of Puntland in the article "Akhriso soohdimaha Degmooyinka iyo Gobolada Puntland ee ay gudbisay xukuumadda Deni", Puntlandes.com, 16 Oct. 2022, here.