Bosaso: facts

At a glance

• Country: Somalia
• Region: Bari
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 74,287
• Coordinates: 11.2842° N, 49.1816° E
• Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (SOS)
• Distance to the capital, Mogadishu: 1,112 km (691 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA): 4.7 km (2.9 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yalaho: 41 km (25 mi)
• Warmadoow: 62 km (39 mi)
• Uullad: 67 km (41 mi)
• Qandala: 78 km (49 mi)
• Xawaal Shaawacle: 99 km (61 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: El Dibir, 228 km (142 mi)