Hart Sheik (Somali: Harta Sheekh) is a town located in eastern Ethiopia, in the Somali Region. Hart Sheik is primarily inhabited by the Sacad Muuse sub-clan of the Habar Awal Isaaq Somali people. [1] [2]
Hart Sheik
Harta Sheekh | |
|---|---|
Agro Pastoralists | |
| Nickname: Idhanka Buushaale | |
  Hart Sheik Location within Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°9′N 43°21′E / 9.150°N 43.350°E | |
| Country | Somali Regional StateEthiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Jijiga |
| Elevation | 1,590 m (5,220 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 126,669 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2022 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) Hart Sheik had a population of 500,000.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "Harta Sheekha: Go'aamo Ka soo Baxay Shirka Towfiiq". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. ""World's largest refugee camp" closes in Ethiopia". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Somali Statistical" (pdf). p. 9.
External links
edit- Ethiopia's children dying from malnutrition Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine - UNICEF.org
- A satellite map of Hartishek - Indexmundi.com