Shinile

For the woreda, see Shinile (woreda).
Shinile
Town
Shinile is located in Ethiopia
Shinile
Shinile
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°40′N 41°50′E / 9.667°N 41.833°E / 9.667; 41.833
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneSitti Zone
DistrictShinile
Government
 • TypeChartered City
Elevation
10,000 m (32,808.4 ft)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
110.000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

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]

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, Shinile has an estimated total population of 207,367.[2] 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.[3] It is the largest of four towns in Shinile woreda.

Climate

Shinile has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) in Köppen-Geiger system.

Climate data for Shinile
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.6
(83.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.1
(93.4) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.9
(89.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 15.1
(59.2) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.2
(61.2) 		15.1
(59.2) 		19.2
(66.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 18
(0.7) 		28
(1.1) 		62
(2.4) 		90
(3.5) 		46
(1.8) 		22
(0.9) 		80
(3.1) 		113
(4.4) 		62
(2.4) 		18
(0.7) 		13
(0.5) 		5
(0.2) 		557
(21.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 19 December 2007)
  2. ^ "Table B.4", CSA 2005 National Statistics (PDF)
  3. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Tables 2.4, 2.14 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.
  4. ^ "Climate: Shinile - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 25 September 2015.