Editing Obock Region (section)

{{Short description|Region of Djibouti}}
{{Infobox settlement
<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name                            = Obock Region
| native_name                     = {{langx|aa|Rakaakay Obock}}<br />{{langx|so|Gobolka Obock}}<br />{{langx|ar|إقليم أوبوخ}}
| settlement_type                 = [[Regions of Djibouti|Region (Gobolka - Rakaakay)]]
| nickname                        = 
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| image_skyline                   = Obock Region landscape.jpg
| image_map                       = Djibouti - Obock.svg
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| coordinates                     = {{coord|11|58|N|43|18|E|region:DJ_type:adm1st|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type                = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{flag|Djibouti}}
| seat_type                       = [[Administrative centre]]
| seat                            = [[Obock]]
| area_footnotes                  = 
| area_total_km2                  = 4,700
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| area_water_km2                  = 
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| population_footnotes            = 
| population_total                = 37,666<ref>{{cite web|title=Djibouti Population|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/djibouti/|publisher=citypopulation.de|access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
| population_as_of                = 2024 census
| population_density_km2          = auto
| iso_code                        = DJ-OB
| website                         = 
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}}

The '''Obock Region''' ({{langx|aa|Rakaakay Obock}}, {{langx|ar|إقليم أوبوخ}}, {{langx|so|Gobolka Obokh}}) is a [[Regions of Djibouti|region]] in northern [[Djibouti]]. It has a land area of 4,700 square kilometres (1,800 sq mi), and had a population of 37,856 in 2009.<ref name="EB"/>  It lies along the [[Red Sea]], [[Bab-el-Mandeb]], [[Gulf of Aden]], [[Gulf of Tadjoura]] and includes the [[Seven Brothers Islands|Seven Brothers]], [[Doumeira Islands|Doumeira]] Islands and the coastal city of [[Obock]]. It lies along a portion of the national border with [[Eritrea]]. In total area, it is larger than [[Cape Verde]] and smaller than [[Trinidad and Tobago]]. The topography of the region has highland and coastal plains.