Erer (woreda)

Erer is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, available maps disagree on its exact location: according to the OCHA map for the Somali Region (copyright 2005), Erer is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the southwest by Afdem, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Djibouti, on the northeast by Ayesha, on the east by Shinile and the southeast by the territory of Dire Dawa; [ [http://www.ocha-eth.org/Maps/downloadables/SOMALI.pdf Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA] (PDF file)] however, the map of the Oromia Region published by Disaster Prevention and Disaster Agency (copyright 2006) shows that the western part is separated into its own woreda called Afdem, and the woreda the OCHA map identifies as Afdem should be named Mieso. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/administrative/Atlas_Somali.pdf Map of the Somalia Region] (PDF file)]

Towns in Erer include Asibuli, Ayidora, Erer, and Hurso. The track of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway crosses the southern part of this woreda along the lower slopes of the Amhar mountains. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Dir clan of the Somali people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 97,957, of whom 45,760 were males and 52,197 were females; 19,171 or 19.6% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 17.6%. Information is not available on the area of Erer, 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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