Elidar

Elidar
Town
Elidar Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 12°3′N 41°55′E / 12.050°N 41.917°E / 12.050; 41.917
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Afar
Zone	Administrative Zone 1
Population  (2005)
• Total	2,228 (est)

Elidar is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 1 of the Afar Region, in the angle formed by the border with Djibouti to the south, and Eritrea to the northeast. It has a latitude and longitude of 12°3′N 41°55′E / 12.050°N 41.917°E / 12.050; 41.917 with an elevation of 418 meters above sea level. Elidar is named for the salt pan that occupies the eastern end of Elidar woreda.

In 2005, this town had an estimated total population of 2228, of whom 1232 were males and 996 were females.^[1]