Hamero (woreda)

Hamero is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Hamero. Part of the Fiq Zone, Hamero is bordered on the south by Dihun, on the west by the Erer and Shebelle Rivers which separate it from the Oromia Region, on the north by Fiq, on the east by the Degehabur Zone, and on the southeast by Segeg. The map of the Oromia Region published by Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (2006) [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/administrative/Atlas_Somali.pdf Map of Somali Region at DPPA] (PDF file)] varies from the one from UN-OCHO (2003) [ [http://www.ocha-eth.org/Maps/downloadables/SOMALI.pdf Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA] (PDF file)] by showing Selahad woreda occupying a western strip of its territory.

This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Darod clan of the Somali people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 51,836, of whom 21,783 were males and 30,053 were females; 3,575 or 6.90% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 11.6%. Information is not available on the area of Hamero, 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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