Gashamo

Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Gashamo
Nickname: 
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia is located in Ethiopia
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Gashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°07′N 45°20′E / 8.117°N 45.333°E / 8.117; 45.333
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneHawd Zone
DistrictsMisrak Gashamo
Somali RegionGashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
Government
08°07′13″N, 45°20′44.99″EGashamo Hawd Somali Ethiopia
 • TypeAhmed Abdi
 • Somali Regional State of EthiopiaAhmed Abdi Mahamed
Elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
6,659
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Gashamo (Somali: Gaashaamo) is a town and the capital of the Misraq Gashamo woreda, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is considered part of the Haud. It is approximately 45km south of the border with Somaliland.[1]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the wider woreda has a total population of 95,191, of whom 52,645 are men and 42,546 women. While 6,659 or 7% are urban inhabitants, a further 20,583 or 21.62% are pastoralists. 98.72% of the population said they were Muslim.[2] The town is dominated by the Garhajis Clan.

The 1994 national census reported Gashamo's population was 2,998,[3] with a total population for this woreda of 72,574, of whom 39,596 were men and 32,978 were women; 5,231 or 7.21% were urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Misraq Gashamo was the Somali people (99.98%).[4]

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