Harshin (Somali: Xarshin) is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The easternmost woreda of the Jijiga Zone, Harshin is bordered on the south by the Degehabur Zone, on the west by Kebri Beyah, and on the east by Somalia. The major town in Harshin is Harshin.
The Ethiopian De-mining Office reported in November 2008 that it had cleared land mines planted in Harshin as part of the four million square meters of land the office had cleared in the Somali Region.[1]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 82,884, of whom 39,821 were men and 43,063 were women; 9,558 or 11.53% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 22.5%. Information is not available on the area of Harshin, so its density cannot be calculated.[2] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Arap and Habar Awal, sub-clans of the Somali Isaaq clan.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 66,488, of whom 35,145 were men and 31,343 were women; 6,409 or 9.64% were urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Harshin was the Somali people (99.89%).[4]
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