Afgooye: facts

At a glance

• Country: Somalia
• Region: Lower Shabeelle
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 65,461
• Coordinates: 2.1381° N, 45.1212° E
• Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (SOS)
• Distance to the capital, Mogadishu: 27 km (17 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Aden Adde International Airport (MGQ): 25 km (15 mi), straight line
• Beledweyne Airport (BLW): 293 km (182 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tobanka Buundo: 26 km (16 mi)
• Mogadishu: 27 km (17 mi)
• Walamooy: 29 km (18 mi)
• Waayeel Diinle: 30 km (19 mi)
• War Maxan: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Mogadishu, 27 km (17 mi)