Rabaso Explained

Rabaso (so|Rabaso),^[1] is a town in the Misraq_Gashamo of Ethiopia.^[2] Part of the Jarar zone, Rabaso is bordered on the south by Aware, on the west by Gashamo, on the north by the Burco-Duuray, on the northeast by Somaliland, and on the east by Shabelle. Nearby town include Celiyo, and Duduma Cad.

History

According to the 2007 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) the town had a population of 4,042.^[3] In 2005 Daroor had 40,000 inhabitants, according to the Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency.^[4] In 1997 of 9,397 inhabitants 99,47% of these were Somali, and 50 residents were from other ethnic groups.^[5] In 1988 a refugee camp was set up for Somalis. The refugee camp housed predominantly members of the Eidagale - Garhajis Isaaq clans from nearby Somaliland. The camp was poorly equipped. The camp's population fell from around 32.000 on 12.000 in September 1994. After renewed fighting in November, the population rose to 49.000.^[6] At the end of 2001 / the beginning of 2002 the camp was closed after most refugees voluntarily went home.^[7]

The economy of the place was strongly affected when the Saudi Arabian 1998 import of cattle from northeast Africa stopped.^[8]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, 100% of the population said they were Muslim. The Center is inhabited by the Eidagale Isaaq clan.

The 1997 national census reported that 21.79% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported was the Somali.

Education

Rabaso has two schools. One is Primary and Intermediate school and the other is Secondary School.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2019-11-23 . 2018-01-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030616/http://nai.uu.se/library/resources/thematicresources/local_history_of_ethiopia/d/ORTDA.pdf . dead .
2. Web site: Ethiopia: rabaso district the newest district of Dhagaxbuur province Somali region of Ethiopia – Somalia Online. www.somaliaonline.com. 30 May 2017.
3. Web site: Population and Housing Census 2007 – Somali Statistical. 9. en.
4. Web site: 2005 National statistics, section-B population, table b.4 (PDF). csa.gov.et. 30 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204031922/http://www.csa.gov.et/images/documents/pdf_files/nationalstatisticsabstract/2005/2005%20population.pdf. 4 February 2016. dead.
5. Web site: the 1994 population and housing census of Ethiopia: results for Somali region, volume I: part I. statistical report on population size characteristics, 1998 (PDF), S. 73. csa.gov.et. 30 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212114/http://www.csa.gov.et/newcsaweb/images/documents/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs/report/Statistical_Report/K05/K05.pdf. 23 September 2015. dead.
6. Guido ambroso: pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia 1988-2000. new issues in refugee research, working paper No. 65, UNHCR - evaluation and policy analysis unit, 2002 (PDF; 492 survey)
7. http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/search?page=search&docid=3c3332a94 return of 2,400 Somali refugees leads to closing of third camp in Ethiopia
8. Joachim D. Ahrens, field officer, UNDP emergencies unit for Ethiopia: cessation of livestock export severely affects the pastoralist economy of Somali region (mission: 31 March to April 7, 1998