Afdem
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Āfdem አፍደም |
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 Āfdem
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| Coordinates: 09°28′N 41°00′E / 9.467°N 41.000°ECoordinates: 09°28′N 41°00′E / 9.467°N 41.000°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Shinile |
| Elevation | 1,037-1,139 m (−2,700 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,746 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Āfdem (Amharic: አፍደም?)is a town is east central Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region. It is the administrative center of Afdem woreda. It sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granitic mountains on all sides.
Āfdem lies at the base of its namesake Mount Afdem, a volcanic cone with a denuded caldera. Postal service for the town began at least as early as 1944; Āfdem had phone service by 1967. Āfdem is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
The time of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, the steam engines were Littorina replaced locomotives, which shortened the travel time between Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa from two days to one day. The trains stopped now about noon on Awash, and the station Afdem therefore lost in importance. In 1984 the village had 805 inhabitants. Āfdem was given an important boost with the arrival of the railway. By the early 1930s, the town had an important railway station because trains traveling both directions would pass each other there. Town amenities included a telegraph station and a good restaurant with some hotel rooms. By 1962, Āfdem was located on a dry-weather that ran from Mieso to Gota.
Āfdem features a somewhat rare version of a highland climate with warm, but not hot, summers and cool winters. The town is known for its pleasant climate during the summer periods. Between mid May and early September. The annual high temperature is an average of 27.7 °C and low 13.5 °C.
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