Kembata Alaba and Tembaro Zone

Kembata Alaba and Tembaro (KAT) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). While in their latest population estimates the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) includes it as a single Zone, the list of second administrative level bodies maintained by the United Nations Geographic Information Working Group categorizes Alaba as a "special woreda", that is a district that is not part of any Zone, and lists a Kembata and Tembaro Zone in place of the KAT. [ [http://www.who.int/whosis/database/gis/salb/salb_coding.htm Names and codes for January 2000, Ethiopia] (WHO website). The information in the WHO spreadsheet is built on information received 18 September 2002 from the Ethiopian Ministry of Federal Affairs.]

KAT is bordered on the south by Semien Omo, on the northwest by Hadiya, on the north by Gurage, on the east by the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by Badawacho, an exclave of the Hadiya Zone. The administrative center of KAT is Durame; other important towns include Alaba Kulito and Shinshicho. Other local landmarks include the three mountains of Ambaricho, Kataa, and Datoo, and the hot springs at Motokoma. The longest river in the area is the Lagabora which means in Kambatinga the "river of Bora".

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 8,364 tons of coffee were produced in Gurage, Hadiya and KAT combined in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 8.33% of the SNNPR's output and 3.36% 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 1,045,138, of which 521,274 were males and 523,864 were females; 92,377 or 8.8% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 2,433.93 square kilometers, KAT has an estimated population density of 429.40 people per square kilometer. [CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 2% of the inhabitants of KAT have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 109.8 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 0.6 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 the 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)] the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock. 10.7% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 32%. 73% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 23% in secondary schools. 74% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 320. [ [http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTETHIOPIA/Resources/PREM/FourEthiopiasrev6.7.5.May24.pdf World Bank, "Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization"] (accessed 23 March 2006).]

Woredas

*Alaba
*Angacha
*Kacha Bira
*Kedida Gamela
*Omo Sheleko

According to a 2006 report published by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, the woredas are currently: [ [http://www.mofaed.org/Block%20Grant/efy_1999_snnp_region_block_grant.htm "EFY 1999 SNNP Region Block Grant Budget & Actual Transfer to Woredas"] (accessed 6 March 2008)]
*Kedida Gamela
*Damboya
*Kacha Bira
*Angacha
*Doyogena
*Tembaro
*Haderona Tunto Zuria

Notes

External links

* [http://www.kdneth.org/ Kembata Development Network]
* [http://www.kmgselfhelp.org/ KMG: Kembatta Women's Self-Help Center]