Gedeo Zone

Gedeo is a Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. This Zone is named for the Gedeo people, whose homelands lie in this zone.

Gedeo is bordered on the east, south and west by the Oromia Region, and on the north by Sidama. Dila is the administrative center; other towns include Yirgachefe.

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 63,562 tons of coffee were produced in Sidama and Gideo combined in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 63% of the SNNPR's output and 28% of Ethiopia's total output. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table D.2]

Demographics

Based on figures from the CSA, in 2005 this zone has an estimated total population of 820,944, of which 411,163 were males and 409,781 were females; 118,440 or 14.4% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 1,329.39 square kilometers, Gedeo has an estimated population density of 617.53 people per square kilometer. [CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 11% of the inhabitants of Gedeo have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 231.7 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), [" [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&theSitePK=523679&entityID=000112742_20030530104124&searchMenuPK=64187283&theSitePK=523679 Ethiopia - Second Road Sector Development Program Project] ", p. 3 (World Bank Project Appraisal Document, published 19 May 2003)] the average rural household has 0.3 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.89 for the SNNPR) [Comparative national and regional figures comes from another World Bank publication, [http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/main?ImgPagePK=64202990&entityID=000094946_03032704080562&menuPK=64168175&pagePK=64210502&theSitePK=477938&piPK=64210520 Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991] (accessed 23 March 2006).] and the equivalent of 0.2 heads of livestock. 19.6% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 32%. 65% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 17% in secondary schools. 40% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 37% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 342. [ [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTETHIOPIA/Resources/PREM/FourEthiopiasrev6.7.5.May24.pdf World Bank, "Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization"] (accessed 23 March 2006).]

Woredas

*Bule
*Kochere
*Wenago
*Yirgachefe

Notes

External links

* [http://www.treemail.nl/download/treebook5.pdf Five thousand years of sustainability? A case study on Gedeo land use.] PhD dissertation by Kippie Kanshie, T. May 2002. ISBN 90-804443-6-7, Treemail publishers, 295 pp, 20 pages of color illustrations.