Bacadweyne
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Bacadweyne | |
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District | |
  Bacadweyne Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′0″N 47°54′0″E / 5.33333°N 47.90000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Mudug |
| District | Bacadweyne District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Bacadweyne is a city located in the municipality of Bacadweyne sub district in the Mudug region of Somalia. It is situated in the Hobyo District. Bacadweyne City is an ancient city well known for Islamic education, business, and the production of natural salt. The natural salt from the Bacadweyne municipality is sold throughout Somalia and Ethiopia. There are also green zones (fertile lush lands) in certain townships governed by the municipality of Bacadweyne. Those green zones are utilized by farmers, cattle herders, and camel herders. The camel from Bacadweyne have been bought by Saudis in Saudi Arabia through the Indho Deero Companies for over twenty years. Tourists from around the world travel to Bacadweyne districts to visit the ancient city.
Bacadweyne municipality is one of the main components of the Galmudug State Government.
Developments
Bacadweyne is continually developing. Bacadweyne City has a middle school, secondary school, 16 Quran memorization institutes, police station, and a prison.
There is construction taking place to complete the downtown area of the city, the Bacadweyne Local Hospital, and the Bacadweyne Technical Institute.
Bacadweyne Local Airport has been completed and is in use.