Mierab Emi
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Mierab Emi is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Afder Zone, Mierab Emi is bordered on the south by Bare, on the southwest by Afder, on west by Elekere, and on the north by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Gode Zone. The major town in Mierab Emi is Gudelcha.
This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Hawiye clan of the Somali people.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 47,518, of whom 22,666 were males and 24,852 were females; 1,785 or 3.76% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.6%. Information is not available for the area of Mierab Emi, so its density cannot be calculated.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
