page_title: Rahanweyn
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Rahanweyn / Distribution
context_page_description: The Rahaweyn is a Somali clan that is the wider name for the major clans known as Digil & Mirifle, they reside in rich fertile lands and live on banks of Somalia's two major rivers the Shebelle and Jubba as well as on the Coastal towns of Mogadisho, Barawe and Marka.Their Stronghold is in Baidoa.
  Each of the two subclans of Rahaweyn comprises a great number of clans and sub-clans. They are also present in neighbouring counties such as Kenya and Ethiopia.
context_section_description: The Digil and Mirifle (i.e. the Rahanweyn) are mainly concentrated in the South West gobols of Bay, Bakool, and Lower Shebelle, but are also found in adjacent regions such as Mogadishu, Hiiraan, Gedo, Middle Juba. They are also found in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and the North Eastern Province of Kenya.
caption: Map shows distribution of the Rahanweyn clan
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