Geladin Explained

Official Name:Geladin
Elevation M:530
Coordinates:6.95°N 71°W
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone:EAT
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Native Name:Geladi
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Name3:Geladin
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name2:Dollo zone
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Somali
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country

Geladin (Somali: Geladi) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Dollo Zone of the Somali Region, this town has an elevation between 427 and 530 meters above sea level.

Arthur Donaldson Smith records he visited Geladin (which he also calls "Bari") in January 1895, which he estimated had 3,000 inhabitants at the time.[1] The British used Geladin as a base during their war against Diiriye Guure in 1903, after their victory over Diiriye Guure at Erigo.[2] By 1932, the Italians had built a road from Danot to Geladin over terrain that officially lay within Ethiopian territory. This was one of many acts that led to the Second Italian-Abyssinian War years later.[3]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 10,795, of whom 5,961 are men and 4,834 are women.[4] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 7,233 of whom 3,938 were men and 3,295 women.[5]

Demographics

The wider woreda is primarily inhabited by the Majeerteen subdivision of the Harti Darood, the horogle subdivision of madhibaan, the leelkase subdivision of the Tanade, and the Marehan subdivision of the Sade Darood.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Donaldson-Smith, Through Unknown African Countries: the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph (London, 1897), p. 130
  2. As mentioned by H.G.C. Swayne, Seventeen Trips through Somaliland and a visit to Abyssinia: With Supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings (London: Rowland Ward, 1903), pp. xii-xiv
  3. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/g/ORTGED.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  4. http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics
  5. 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
  6. Web site: Changing Pastoralism in Region 5. 2021-03-24. www.africa.upenn.edu.