Guradamole, Oromia (woreda)

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Guradamole is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Bale Zone, Guradamole is bordered on the south by the Ganale Dorya River which separates it from the Borena Zone, on the southwest by Meda Welabu, on the west by Mennana Harena Buluk, on the northwest by Berbere, on the northeast by the Mena River which separates it from Goro, and on the southeast by the Somali Region. The woreda capital is Haro Dibe.

The geography of this woreda is characterized by the relatively level plain of the central portion, with rugged terrain in the southern and northern parts. Mount Kondala is the highest point; other notable peaks include Mounts Barat, Shabby, Damole, and Habrana. Rivers include the Dumel, Welmel and the Wabe. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 18.7% is arable or cultivable (4.8% was under annual crops), 49.2% pasture, 26.8% forest or dense vegetation, and the remaining 5.3% is considered degraded, mountainous or otherwise unusable. [ [http://oromiagov.org/Socio%20Economic%20Profile/Bale/Bale%20Zone.pdf "Socio-economic profile of the Bale Zone"] Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 1 August 2006).] .

It is estimated that 60% of the total population of this woreda lead a nomadic lifestyle. Industry in the woreda consists of only one grain mill, although 3 retailers and one service provider were licensed in this woreda. Incense and gum resources existed, but had not been developed. There were 11 Farmers Associations with 5845 members and no Farmers Service Cooperatives. As of 1997, construction of a rural road in Guradamole was underway. About 1.8% of the total population has access to drinking water. [Government of Oromia Region, "Socio-economic profile."]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 26,271, of whom 13,171 were males and 13,100 were females; 608 or 2.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 13.5%. With an estimated area of 6,492.67 square kilometers, Guradamole has an estimated population density of 4 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 27. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

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