Kelafo (woreda)

Kelafo (Somali Qallaafo) is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gode Zone, Kelafo is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Afder Zone, on the west by Danan, on the north by the Korahe Zone, and on the east by Mustahil. The major town in Kelafo is Kelafo.

Kelafo was one of the woredas heavily affected by the flash floods in Ethiopia during September 2006. Losses reported for this woreda include the deaths of 28 people and 5,800 livestock. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/Thematic%20maps/2006_Appeal_/Somali%20Flood/somalifloodaffected_november.jpgFlood Affected Areas and Population - Somali Region (November 2006)] Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (accessed 26 November 2006)]

This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Hawiye clan of the Somali people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 103,503, of whom 50,234 were males and 53,269 were females; 14,242 or 13.76% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 25.2%. Information is not available for the area of Kelafo, so its density cannot be calculated. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.]

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