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Marka
Lower Shabeelle · Somalia
City population
230,100
#6
in Somalia
#1
in Lower Shabeelle
#2,497
worldwide
1.716, 44.772 · 73 km from Mogadishu
About Marka
Marka is a city in Lower Shabeelle, Somalia with a population of 230,100. It is the 6th largest of the 42 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Somalia, and the 2,497th largest worldwide. It lies 73 km from Mogadishu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Lower Shabeelle
Rank in region
#1of 4
Elevation
12 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Mogadishu
Coordinates
1.716, 44.772
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 42 in SomaliaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.