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Middle Shabelle administrative region in southern Somalia it is named after the river Shabelle that passes through this region.
The region is principally inhabited by various sub-clans of the Somali Mudulood clan, most notably the Abgaal. Other Mudulood sub clans that live in this region include the Moobleen and Hiilebi. However, the Abgaal sub-clans are the predominant clan in Middle Shabelle.
There are also members of the non-Somali ethnic minority Bantu group (Kaboole). The regional consists of seven districts: Jowhar - the regional capital, Bal'ad, Adale, Adan yabal, Warsheikh, Runirgon and Mahaday.
The region supports livestock production, rain-fed and gravity irrigated agriculture and fisheries, with an annual rainfall between 150 and 500 millimeters covering an area of approximately 60,000 square kilometers, the region has a 400 km coastline on Indian Ocean.
Middle Shabelle is an administrative region in southern Somalia comprised of seven districts- Jowhar (the regional capital), Bal'ad, Adale, Adanyabal, Warsheikh, Mahaday and Runnirgod. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Banadir and Lower Shabelle to the south, Hiiraan to the west and Galgadud to the north, as well as the Indian Ocean to the east with coastline of 400kilometers. Inexpensively, the region is dependent on livestock and agriculture as the two main sources of income.