Gashamo

Gashamo
Gaashaamo
Gashamo
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 8°07′02″N 45°20′46″E / 8.11722°N 45.34611°E / 8.11722; 45.34611
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali
ZoneJarar Zone
DistrictsMisraq Gashamo
Elevation
807 m (2,648 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
6,659
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Gashamo (Somali: Gaashaamo) is a town and the capital of the Misraq Gashamo woreda, in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is considered part of the Haud. It is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the border with Somaliland.