Town in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Town in Somali, Ethiopia
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
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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]
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