Kelafo
Abdi Kani Elmi
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 5°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Gode |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 14,242 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kelafo (Somali: Qalaafe; Somali pronunciation: [qalaːfe], Amharic: ቀላፎ, romanized: Qällafo) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Gode Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°35′20″N 44°12′20″E / 5.58889°N 44.20556°E and an elevation of 233 meters above sea level.
The regional successor to the Muslim states of Ifat and Adal, the Ajuran Sultanate, governed its territories from Qalafo along the upper Shabelle River in eastern Ogaden until its decline in the 17th century.
The UN-OCHA-Ethiopia website provides details of the health clinic in Kelafo, which was built in 1991 with funds and equipment provided by the Australian government. Kelafo is served by an airport (ICAO code HAKL), and a bridge across the Shebelle River which was scoured in the May 1995 floods.