Gewane
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  Gewane Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 10°9′59″N 40°38′43″E / 10.16639°N 40.64528°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Afar Region |
| Zone | Administrative Zone 3 |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,000 (est) |
| Climate | BSh |
Gewane is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in Administrative Zone 3 of the Afar Region, it has an elevation of 618 meters above sea level. Gewane is locally known as New Gewane, 2 kilometers east of the original settlement known as Old Gewane; the town was relocated astride the main, all-weather highway.[1] It is the administrative center of Gewane woreda.
- ^ Awash river floods (Afar Regional State): Helicopter Survey, 5 June 1996, UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated June 1996 (accessed 11 January 2009)