Fursi

Fursi

Fursi is one of the 29 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 5, Fursi is located near the base of the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and bordered on the south by Simurobi Gele'alo, on the west by the Amhara Region, on the north by Artuma, and on the east by the Awash River which separates it from the Administrative Zone 3. Information is lacking on the towns of this woreda.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 78,986, of whom 34,442 were males and 44,544 were females. Information is not available for the area of Fursi, so its density cannot be calculated. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Table B.3. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this woreda.] Although the predominant ethnic group in this woreda are the Afar, there is a significant Argobba minority.

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