Adigala Explained

Native Name:Hadhagaala
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ethiopia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Name1:Somali
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Sitti Zone
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:80440
Coordinates:10.4167°N 56°W
Elevation M:766
Adigala

Hadhagaala or Adigala (Somali: Adhigale) is a small town in north-eastern Ethiopia. It is served by a station on the narrow gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The railway reached Adigale in 1902. The station is about 100 km inside Ethiopia from the border with Djibouti.[1] The community living in the city mostly trades in the train

Demographics

As of 2012, the population of Hadigale has been estimated to be 60,702. The town's inhabitants belong to mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking Somali, with the yonis Musa, saad Musa and Furlabe Issa Somali predominant.

Water Pipeline

The town is the base for the Chinese funded Ethiopia-Djibouti cross border potable water project. The water project is funded by the Exim bank of China and is constructed by Chinese company CGCOC. The project is expected to launch towards the end of 2017 and will supply groundwater to the Djibouti towns of Ali Sabieh, Dikhil, Arta and Djibouti City.[2]

See also

References

10.4236°N 42.2333°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nai.uu.se/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTADI05.pdf Bernhard Lindahl: Local History in Ethiopia
  2. Web site: Chinese funded Ethio-Djibouti water project to be inaugurated soon . China.org.cn . 2017-06-27 . 2022-08-20.