Gumbah

For other uses, see Gumba.

Gumbah Gumbax جومباه
Populated place
Gumbah Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 10°48′00″N 50°59′00″E
Country	Somalia  Puntland
Region	Bari
District	Gumbax
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Gumbah (Somali: Gumbax, Arabic: جومباه) is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. It is part of the Gumbax District.8. Estimated Population is 65,000-exclusively residents. Economic sources of host community. The major source of income are the fishing and frankincense, livestock farming and also small businesses.

Mayor :Mohamud Ahmed Musse (Walow).

Location

Gumbah is located on the northeastern coast of Somalia, facing the Guardafui Channel. It lies 57 nautical miles (66 miles) south of Cape Guardafui and the entrance to the Gulf of Aden.

Administration

In April 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Gumbah and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuu. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of four districts (Baargaal, Bereeda, Alula, and Gumbah itself)^[1] and has its capital at Alula.

See also

• Maritime history of Somalia
• Geography of Somalia

References

1. See the list of regions and districts of Puntland in the article "Akhriso soohdimaha Degmooyinka iyo Gobolada Puntland ee ay gudbisay xukuumadda Deni", Puntlandes.com, 16 Oct. 2022, here.

• Gumbah, Somalia