| Official Name: | Shinile |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Somali |
| Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sitti Zone |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Shinile |
| Government Type: | Chartered City |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Population Total: | 110.000 |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 9.6667°N 91°W |
| Elevation M: | 10,000 |
| Elevation Ft: | 32808.4 |
Shinile (Somali: Shiniile) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Sitti Zone of the Somali Region, it is 9km northeast of Dire Dawa, the first station of the Ethio-Djibouti Railways east of Dire Dawa is at Shinile.[1]
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, Shinile has an estimated total population of 207,367. 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.[2] It is the largest of four towns in Shinile woreda.
Shinile has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger system.