Milo, Ethiopia

Milo (also transliterated Mello) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region, this settlement has a latitude and longitude of 10°03′08″N 42°03′45″E / 10.05222°N 42.0625°E / 10.05222; 42.0625Coordinates: 10°03′08″N 42°03′45″E / 10.05222°N 42.0625°E / 10.05222; 42.0625. This town served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.

Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Milo has an estimated total population of 2,173, of whom 1,114 are men and 1,059 are men.^[1] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 1,458 of whom 736 were men and 722 women. The two largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (98.42%), and the Amhara (0.75%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 0.83% of the residents.^[2] It is one of four towns in Shinile woreda.

References

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
2. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 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.

External links

• MSN Map