Shinile
| Shinile | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Shinile Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°40′N 41°50′E / 9.667°N 41.833°E | |
| Country |
 Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali Region |
| Zone | Shinile Zone |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chartered City |
| Elevation | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Shinile (also transliterated Ghinièle) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 09°41′N 41°51′E / 9.683°N 41.850°ECoordinates: 09°41′N 41°51′E / 9.683°N 41.850°E with an elevation of 1079 meters above sea level. The first station of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile.[1]
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Shinile has an estimated total population of 13,132, of whom 6,758 were males and 6,374 were females.[2] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 8,809 of whom 4,464 were men and 4,345 women. The three largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (96.58%), the Oromo (1.76%), and the Amhara (1.5%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 0.16% of the residents.[3] It is the largest of four towns in Shinile woreda.
Climate
| Climate data for Shinile | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (83) |
29 (85) |
32 (89) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
36 (96) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
33 (92) |
32 (89) |
29 (84) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 16 (60) |
16 (60) |
19 (66) |
19 (67) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
18 (64) |
18 (65) |
18 (64) |
16 (60) |
16 (61) |
18 (64.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
48 (1.9) |
53 (2.1) |
81 (3.2) |
18 (0.7) |
33 (1.3) |
86 (3.4) |
168 (6.6) |
80 (3) |
10 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
10 (0.4) |
615 (24.1) |
| Source: Weatherbase [4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 December 2007)
- ↑ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
- ↑ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Tables 2.4, 2.14 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Shinile, Ethiopia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.