Shinile
Town in Somali Region, Ethiopia
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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]
Shinile | |
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Town | |
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  Shinile Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°40′N 41°50′E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Sitti Zone |
| District | Shinile |
| Government | |
| • Type | Chartered City |
| Elevation | 10,000 m (33,000 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 110.000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||