What is "afdem"

Afdem is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone, this woreda is bordered on the southwest by Mieso, on the north by the Afar Region and on the east by Erer, and on the south by the Oromia Region. The administrative center of this woreda is Afdem; other towns in Afdem include Alejer and Bike.

The track of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway crosses the southern part of this woreda along the lower slopes of the Amhar mountains. High peaks in Afdem include Mount Afdem (about 2000 meters).

Āfdem 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.