Galmudug

Galmudug State of Somalia Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Soomaaliya  (Somali) ولاية غامدوغ الصومال  (Arabic) Wilāyat Gālmuḍug aṣ-Ṣūmāl
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "My Home State"
Anthem: Qolobaa Calankeed
Territory of Galmudug (according to )
Capital and largest city	Dhuusamareeb 6°46′N 47°25′E / 6.767°N 47.417°E / 6.767; 47.417
Official languages	Somali Arabic
Government
• President	Abdikarim Hussein Guled
• Vice-President	Mohamed Hashi Abdi Arabeey
Autonomy within federated Somalia
• Declared	14 August 2006
Area
• Total	78,279 km2 (30,224 sq mi)
Currency	Somali shilling (SOS)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+3)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+252 (Somalia)
Internet TLD	.so

Galmudug, officially Galmudug State, is an autonomous region in central Somalia. It is bordered to the north by the Puntland region, to the west by Ethiopia, and to the south by other regions of Somalia.

Galmudug's name is derived from a conflation of the names of the Galgaduud and Mudug regions. Galmudug consists of Galgaduud and southern half of Mudug region. However according to CIA Factbook northern Mudug is part of Puntland. Unlike the secessionist Somaliland region in northwestern Somalia, Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation. It considers itself an autonomous state within the larger Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia.

Galmudug is the most centrally located area in Somalia. It is situated about 750 km from Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Bosaso and Harar in Ethiopia. The region is bordered to the east by the Indian Ocean, to the west by Ethiopia, to the north by Puntland, and to the south by the Hiran region.

On August 14, 2013, the autonomous Galmudug region was established. Mohamed Warsame Ali 'Kiimiko' was elected as the new administration's President, and Galkayo was declared the new polity's capital.

The appellation Galmudug is a conflation of Galguduud and Mudug provinces.