Shilavo (also spelled Scilave, Shelabo, Shīlabē, Shilabe, and Shilabo) is a village of the Ethiopian part of the Ogaden. Located in the Shilavo woreda of the Korahe Zone of the Somali Region, the village has an elevation of 1295 meters, and is populated by Somali people. Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled OgadÄ“n) is a part of the Somali Region in Ethiopia. ... Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Somali region. ...

Based on 2005 figures from the Central Statistical Agency, this village has an estimated total population of 7,239 of whom 3,877 were males and 3,362 were females.^[1] It is the only settlement in Shilavo woreda. The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. ... Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. ...

Shilavo hosts an airport ( IATA code HIL) with an unpaved runway, the destination of scheduled flights by Ethiopian Airlines. The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Ethiopian Airlines is the national airline of Ethiopia. ...

The former President of nearby Somalia, Maj. General Mohamed Siyad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre), was born in Shilavo, although he later claimed he was born in Garbahaarreey so he would be eligible for the Italian colonial police force.^[2] This page contains a list of the Presidents of Somalia. ... Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre) (1919 – January 2, 1995) was the Head of State of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... Garbahaarey is the capital of Gedo, the second largest and second most populated region (gobolka) of Somalia. ...

Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.4
2. ^ David D. Laitin and Said S. Samatar, Somalia: Nation in Search of a State (Boulder: Westview Press 1987), p. 79

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