Jamame | |
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Town | |
The Juba River downstream from Jamame.
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Location in Somalia | |
Coordinates: 00°04′N 042°45′E / 0.067°N 42.750°ECoordinates: 00°04′N 042°45′E / 0.067°N 42.750°E | |
Country | Somalia |
Region | Lower Juba |
District | Jamame |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 129,149 |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Jamame (Somali: Jamaame, Arabic: جمامة), also spelled Giamame, is a town in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) region of Somalia. There are many farms located near Jamame.
Jamame is situated between the Indian Ocean in the east, the agricultural land along the Jubba River in the west, and the port city of Kismayo in the south.
As of 2014 Alshabaab terror group control Jamaame.
It is the center of the Jamame District.
Jamame had a population of around 129,149 inhabitants according to the UNDP in 2005.
The town is primarily inhabited by the Somali, With the Bimal specially well represented and there are also residents from the Bantu ethnic minority group, who live and work as farmers along the Jubba river.