Gambela (woreda)

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Gambela is one of the 8 woredas in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 1, Gambela is bordered on the south by the Administrative Zone 2, on the west by Itang, and on the north and east by the Oromia Region. The major town in Gambela is Gambela.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 41,867, of whom 20,584 were males and 21,283 were females; 31,282 or 74.72% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 52%. With an estimated area of 2,859.85 square kilometers, Gambela has an estimated population density of 14.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 14.27.^[1]