- Dembel (woreda)
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Dembel is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, Dembel is bordered on the southwest by the Oromia Region, on the west by Dire Dawa, on the northwest by Shinile, on the northeast by Ayesha, and on the east and south by the Jijiga Zone. Towns in Dembel include Arebi, Biyo Behay, Dembel, Dure, Harmukale, and Smekeb.
Inhabitants of this woreda have engaged in crop farming since 1965; however, there has been a great decline in crop production from 1989 to 2001. That was primarily caused by clan conflicts and aggravated by severe droughts. Between 35-45% of the inhabitants are pastoralists, while 55-65% raise cereals (mostly sorghum) as well as raise livestock.[1]
Demographics
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 90,739, of whom 43,935 are men and 46,804 are women; 14,549 or 16.0% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 17.6%. Information is not available on the area of Dembel, so its population density cannot be calculated.[2] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Gadabuursi group of the Somali Dir clan.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 72,168, of whom 37,814 were men and 34,354 were women; 9,756 or 13.52% were urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Dembel was the Somali people (99.96%).[4]
Notes
- ^ "Shinile Agropastoral Livelihood Zone" Save the Children (2001), pp. 9, 11 (accessed 17 May 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
- ^ "Shinile Agropastoral Livelihood Zone", p. 8
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,
Coordinates: 9°50′N 42°30′E / 9.833°N 42.5°E
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