Asha Addo (Somali: Caashacado) is a town located in Awdal, Somaliland.
Asha Addo | |
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Town | |
Asha Addo Location in Somaliland Asha Addo Asha Addo (Somaliland) | |
Coordinates: 11°10′28″N 43°26′19″E / 11.17444°N 43.43861°E[1] | |
Country | Somaliland |
Region | Awdal |
District | Zeila |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 421 |
As of 2012, the population of Asha Addo has been estimated to be 421. The town inhabitants belong to the Somali ethnic group, with the Gadabuursi and Issa clan sharing the town.[2]
The actual population figure in the region is unknown but a rough estimation provided by WHO estimates 210,000 persons in the whole region (WHO and UNICEF, 1999) of which a large majority (more than 65%) are livestock dependent pastoralists. The two dominant clans are the Gadabuursi and Issa who both have strong kinship and economic relationship with Djibouti and Region 5 of Ethiopia.