Bay, Somalia

Bay
Region
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 3°4′28″N 43°50′7″E / 3.07444°N 43.83528°E / 3.07444; 43.83528Coordinates: 3°4′28″N 43°50′7″E / 3.07444°N 43.83528°E / 3.07444; 43.83528
Country	Somalia
Capital	Baidoa
Government
• Governor	Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Bay (Somali: Baay, Arabic: باي‎‎) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.

It is bordered by the Somalian regions of Bakool, Hiran, Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe), and Gedo.

Baidoa used to be the capital of the old Upper Juba region, which today also includes Gedo and Bakool, as well as most parts of the Middle Juba region. Present regions were created in the 1970s by the then ruling military regime. Bay's current capital is Baidoa.

The Bay region consists of five districts:

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