Saakow
title: "Saakow" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-middle-juba"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-middle-juba" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saakow" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Saakow |
| settlement_type | Town |
| pushpin_map | Somalia |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Somalia. |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Somalia |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Jubaland |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Sakow |
| leader_title | Control |
| leader_name | AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Al-Shabaab |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 25 |
| timezone | EAT |
| utc_offset | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| area_code | +252 |
| :: |
| official_name = Saakow | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Somalia | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Somalia. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Somalia | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Jubaland | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Sakow | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Control | leader_name = AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg Al-Shabaab | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 25 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = | population_density_km2 = | timezone = EAT | utc_offset = +3 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = +252 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = | name = Saakow is a town in southern Somalia and is located in the Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe) region of Somalia. It lies between Bu'ale, Dinsoor and Bardera.It is inhabited by the Rahanweyn tribe.
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