Harewa, Ethiopia

Harewa
Harewa Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°55′N41°58′E / 9.917°N 41.967°E / 9.917; 41.967
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Somali
Zone	Shinile
Elevation	790 m (2,590 ft)
Population
• Total	230.000

Harewa 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

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Harewa has an estimated total population of 1,787, of whom 964 are men and 823 are women. ^[1] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 2,231 of whom 1,245 were men and 986 women. The two largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (98.74%), and the Amhara (0.76%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 0.5% of the residents. ^[2] It is one of four towns in Shinile woreda.

References

1. CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2009-11-13 at the Wayback Machine , Table B.4
2. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine 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.