Shinile (woreda)
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Shinile is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, Shinile is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Erer, on the north and east by Ayesha, and on the southeast by Dembel. Towns in Shinile include Adigale, Harewa, Milo, and Shinile.
This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Dir clan of the Somali people.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 113,630, of whom 53,000 were males and 60,630 were females; 27,166 or 23.91% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 17.6%. Information is not available on the area of Shinile, so its density cannot be calculated.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
