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

  1. "Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 December 2007)
  2. CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
  3. 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.
  4. "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Shinile, Ethiopia". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.