Babille, Somali (woreda)

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Babille is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is named after one of the 12 major tribes of the Oromo people, the Babille Oromo. The population estimates of the Central Statistical Agency (CSA) include Babille as part of the Jijiga Zone; however, this woreda is not shown on the OCHA map for the Somali Region. [ [http://www.ocha-eth.org/Maps/downloadables/SOMALI.pdf Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA] (PDF file)]

Information is not available on the towns and cities of this woreda. This woreda is inhabited by the Hawiye clan of the Somali people, as well as the Babille Oromo.

Based on figures published by the CSA in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 114,207, of whom 56,325 were males and 57,882 were females. Information is not available on the area of Babille, 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 Region.]

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