Beledweyne

Beledweyne (Somali: Beledweyne, Arabic: بلد وين, Italian: Belet Uen) is a city in central Somalia. It is located in the Beledweyne District, it is the capital of the Hiran region.

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City
Aerial view of Beledweyne
Nickname:  Beled Barwaaqo
Coordinates: 04°44′09″N 045°12′13″E
Country	Somalia
State	Hirshabelle
Region	Hiran
Government
• Mayor	Nadar Tabah Maalin
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

The city is in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu.^[1] In 2019, Safiya Jimale became the first female mayor in Somalia.^[2]