Official Name: | Goubetto Gubato |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Djibouti |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Djibouti |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Djibouti |
Subdivision Name1: | Ali Sabieh |
Population Total: | 1,400 |
Coordinates: | 11.4217°N 42.9992°W |
Elevation M: | 346 |
Goubetto (ar|جوبيتو, so|Gubato), also spelled Goubétto, is a town in Djibouti. Located in the Ali Sabieh region, it is served by a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. The eastern part of the same plateau is crossed by numerous valleys and dry watercourses. Goat and camel raising form the basis of the economy.
Goubetto is served by a station on the meter gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railway. A notable feature of the meter-gauge railway is a viaduct, that was built in 1900. Nearby towns and villages include Chabelley (15 km), Holhol (18 km), Djibouti City (26 km) and Arta (21 km).
As of 2015, the population of Goubetto has been estimated to be 1,400. The town inhabitants belong to various mainly Afro-Asiatic-speaking ethnic groups, with the Issa Somali predominant.
Goubetto has a hot arid climate (BWh) by the Köppen-Geiger system.