Jalalaqsi
| Jalalaqsi | |
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| Town | |
 Jalalaqsi
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| Coordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°ECoordinates: 3°24′0″N 45°35′0″E / 3.40000°N 45.58333°E | |
| Country |
 Somalia
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| Region | Hiran |
| District | Jalalaqsi |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,800 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar.
Jalalaqsi has a population of around 11,800 inhabitants. The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 46,724 residents.
Jalalaqsi is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Badi'ade the sub-clan of the Hawiye and well-represented.
In the mid-eighties there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest human concentration in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.
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