Gursum, Somali (woreda)

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For the woreda of the same name in the Oromia Region, see Gursum, Oromia (woreda).

Gursum is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Fafan Zone, Gursum is bordered on the south by Babille, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by , on the east by Jijiga, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah. Information is not available on the towns of this woreda.

Demographics[]

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 27,510, of whom 14,815 are men and 12,695 women. While 2,970 or 10.8% are urban inhabitants, a further 2,028 or 7.37% are pastoralists. 98.79% of the population said they were Muslim.[1] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Gadabuursi Dir clan, and also the Akisho Dir clan.[2][3][4]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 11,106, of whom 5,679 were men and 5,427 were women; the census identified no urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Gursum was the Somali people (99.14%).[5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.
  2. ^ Ministry of Agriculture (2020). ETHIOPIA DESERT LOCUST RESPONSE PROJECT-P173702, Social Assessment Report (PDF). Addis Ababa. p. 15. Almost all (98.79%) of the population was followers of Islamic religion. Obbo (akisho) and Gadabuursi ethnic groups primarily inhabit the Woreda.
  3. ^ Crawford, S (October 2013). "Social Assessment of the Water Supply and Sanitation Program, WaSH–II". Social Assessment of OWN P. Ethiopia. 1: 27. Further, about 98% of the population is Muslim. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Gadabuursi.
  4. ^ Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia "Ministry of Peace: Final Social Assessment Report for Lowland Livelihood Resilience Project". 2019.
  5. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,

Coordinates: 9°20′N 42°35′E / 9.333°N 42.583°E / 9.333; 42.583

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