Gashamo Explained

Official Name:Gaashaamo
Native Name:Gaashaamo
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Somali
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Jarar Zone
Subdivision Type3:Districts
Subdivision Name3:Misraq Gashamo
Population As Of:2007
Population Total:6659
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:8.2°N 70°W
Elevation M:807

Gashamo (Somali: Gaashaamo) is a town and the capital of the Misraq Gashamo woreda, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is frequently 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Logga in – Google Konton .
  2. http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=274&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region
  3. Book: The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Statistical report . 1998 . The Authority . 41.
  4. http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck05%5Ck05.pdf 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1