Bay, Somalia

Bay ( _so. Baay) is an administrative region ("gobolka") in southern Somalia. Its capital is Baidoa. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Bakool, Lower Shabele, Middle Juba, and Gedo. The Bay region is one of the most populated regions of Somalia and consists of the following districts:
*Baidoa (its capital)
*Buurhakaba
*Diinsoor
*Qansaxdheere
*Berdaale

Baidoa used to be the capital of the old Upper Juba region, which today consists of Bay, Gedo, Bakool and most parts of Middle Juba (Jubbada Dhexe). Present regions were created in the 1970's by the then military regime.

Clans

=Somalis=

Rahanweyn (which constitute the overwhelming majority of the region's population):

* Mirifle
** Siyeed
*** Boqolhore
*** Leysan
*** Hariin
*** Eelaay
*** Garwaale

** Sagaal
*** Hadame
*** Luwaay
*** Yantaar
*** Hubeer
*** Geelidle

* Digil
** Dabarre
** Garre

Darod:
* Marehan
* Facaayo
* Awr-male (Warsangeli sub-clan)

Hawiye:
* Gaaljecel
* Ajuran
* Murule

Non-Somalis

Reer Shabeelle (Bantu)

Languages

The majority of the regions population speak the Af-Maay dialect of the Somali language. Also spoken in the region are the Af-Dabarre and Af-Garre dialects as well as standard Somali.