Sherkole

Sherkole is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Sherkole is bordered by Menge on the south, Kormuk on the southwest, by Sudan on the northwest, by the Abay River on the northeast which separates it from the Metekel Zone, and the Dabus River on the southeast which separates it from the Kamashi Zone and Oda Godere.

The major settlement in this woreda is Holma; the Sherkole refugee camp, housing 16,287 displaced Sudanese, is also located in Sherkole. [ [http://www.theirc.org/where/irc_programs_in_ethiopia.html "IRC Programs in Ethiopia"] ] One of the highest points in Sherkole is Mount Abu Ranab, a lone peak that rises near the Abay River. Other rivers include the Tumat, a tributary of the Abay.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 18,558, of whom 9,066 were males and 9,492 were females. With an estimated area of 3,204.22 square kilometers, Sherkole has a population density of 5.8 people per square kilometer which is less than the Zone average of 19.95. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table B.3]

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