Milo, Ethiopia Explained

Official Name:Milo
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:Shinile
Coordinates:10.05°N 45°W
Elevation M:730

Milo (also transliterated Mello) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region. This town is served by a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railways.

Demographics

The town's inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant. Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Milo has an estimated total population of 2,173, of whom 1,114 are men and 1,059 are women.[1] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 1,458 of whom 736 were men and 722 women. The two largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (98.42%), and the Amhara (0.75%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 0.83% of the residents.[2] It is one of four towns in Shinile woreda.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/National%20statistics/national%20statistics%202005/Population.pdf CSA 2005 National Statistics
  2. 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