🇸🇴 Lower Shabeelle
Merca
Merca is a populated place in Somalia. GeoNames lists its administrative area as Lower Shabeelle.
Its mapped location is latitude 1.71594° and longitude 44.77166° (WGS84). The recorded IANA time zone is Africa/Mogadishu. The country record uses the currency code SOS. The source record reports a population of 230,100; this is a recorded figure, not a live population count.
The GeoNames record was last modified on 2026-04-14. Use this page to explore the street map, local time, weather and currency reference tools. Community guides and useful local links can be added separately.
Its mapped location is latitude 1.71594° and longitude 44.77166° (WGS84). The recorded IANA time zone is Africa/Mogadishu. The country record uses the currency code SOS. The source record reports a population of 230,100; this is a recorded figure, not a live population count.
The GeoNames record was last modified on 2026-04-14. Use this page to explore the street map, local time, weather and currency reference tools. Community guides and useful local links can be added separately.
Overview
- Country
- Somalia
- Region
- Lower Shabeelle
- Coordinates
- 1.71594°, 44.77166° · WGS84
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Currency
- SOS
- Population (source record)
- 230,100
- Feature type
- Administrative seat (PPLA)
- Record updated
- 2026-04-14
- GeoNames ID
- 54225
Data source: GeoNames · Source record #54225 · CC BY 4.0
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