Bako Gazer

Bako Gazer is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Omo Zone, Bako Gazer is bordered on the south by Hamer Bena, on the west by the Mago River which separates it from Selamago, and on the north by the Semien Omo Zone, and on the east by the Weito River which separates it from the Dirashe special woreda; part of the southern boundary is defined by the Neri River. Towns in Bako Gazer include Jinka, Tolta and Wub Hamer.

The highest point in Bako Gazer is Mount Mago (2528 meters). Rivers include the Maki. The Omo National Park covers part of the southwestern corner between the Mago and Neri Rivers.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 298,534, of whom 148,088 were males and 150,446 were females; 9,276 or 3.11% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 4,284.07 square kilometers, Bako Gazer has an estimated population density of 69.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 21.1. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4] The homeland of the Aari people lies in the northern part of this woreda, while the Hamer people have their homeland in the southern part.

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