Werder (woreda)

Werder is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its administrative center, Werder. Part of the Werder Zone, its boundaries shown by official sources vary.On the OCHA map for the Somali Region (copyright 2003), Werder is bordered on the south by the Gode Zone, on the west by the Korahe Zone, on the north by the Degehabur Zone, on the east by Danot, and on the east by Geladin. [ [http://www.ocha-eth.org/Maps/downloadables/SOMALI.pdf Map of Somali Region at UN-OCHA] (PDF file)] However on the map of the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (coyright 2006), Werder extends east to the national border with Somalia separating Geladin from the Korahe Zone, which shares its boundary on the entire south and east sides. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/administrative/Atlas_Somali.pdf Map of Somali Region] Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (PDF)]

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 123,625, of whom 68,158 were males and 55,467 were females; 14.85% or Werder of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.2%. Information is not available on the area of Werder, 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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