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Kelafo
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Town | |
Coordinates: 5°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Gode |
Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 14,242 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Kelafo ( Somali: Qalaafe, Amharic: ቀላፎ, romanized: Qällafo) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Gode Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E and an elevation of 233 meters above sea level.
The UN-OCHA-Ethiopia website provides details of the health clinic in Kelafo, which was built in 1991 with funds and equipment provided by the Australian government. [1] Kelafo is served by an airport ( ICAO code HAKL), and a bridge across the Shebelle River which was scoured in the May 1995 floods. [2]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 14,242, of whom 7,522 are men and 6,720 are women. [3] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 9,551 of whom 4,970 were men and 4,581 women. The largest two ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (96.85%), and the Amhara (1%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.15% of the population. [4] It is the largest town in Kelafo woreda.