[2] Part of the Jarar zone, Rabaso is bordered on the south by Aware, on the west by Daror, on the north by the Burco-Duuray, on the northeast by Somaliland, and on the east by Shabelle.

According to the 2007 census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) the town had a population of 4,042.

The refugee camp housed predominantly members of the Eidagale - Garhajis Isaaq clans from nearby Somaliland.

[7] The economy of the place was strongly affected when the Saudi Arabian 1998 import of cattle from northeast Africa stopped.

[8] Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, 100% of the population said they were Muslim.