Harshin

Harshin (Somali: Xarshin) is a town and the capital of the Harshin woreda, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, near the border with Somaliland.

Harshin
Xarshin
Harshin
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°13′0″N 43°35′16″E
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneFafan
DistrictsHarshin
Elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total8,226
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the town had a population of 8,226,[1] with the wider woreda having a total population of 80,244, of whom 43,869 are men and 36,375 women. While 8,226 or 10.25% are urban inhabitants, a further 39,275 or 48.95% are pastoralists. 99.39% of the population said they were Muslim.[2] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Sa'ad Musa sub-clan of the Habr Awal Isaaq.[3]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 66,488, of whom 35,145 were men and 31,343 were women; 6,409 or 9.64% were urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Harshin was the Somali people (99.89%).[4]

References
  1. "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Somali Statistical" (pdf). p. 9.
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.
  3. "Changing Pastoralism in the Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (Region 5)", UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated 30 May 1998 (accessed 22 December 20080
  4. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,
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