Hart Sheik

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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 is located in Ethiopia
Hart Sheik
Hart Sheik
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°9′N 43°21′E / 9.150°N 43.350°E / 9.150; 43.350
CountrySomali Regional StateEthiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneJijiga
Elevation
1,590 m (5,220 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
126,669
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Demographics

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According to the 2022 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) Hart Sheik had a population of 500,000.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Harta Sheekha: Go'aamo Ka soo Baxay Shirka Towfiiq". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. ""World's largest refugee camp" closes in Ethiopia". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Somali Statistical" (pdf). p. 9.
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