Degehabur Zone

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Deghabur is one of the nine Zones in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. This zone is named after its largest city, Degehabur.

Deghabur is bordered on the south by Korahe and Gode, on the west by Fiq, on the northwest by the Oromia Region, on the north by Jijiga and Somalia, and on the east by Werder.

[edit] Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Deghabur has an estimated total population of 387,428, of whom 210,652 were males and 176,776 were females; 86,304 or 22.3% of its population are urban dwellers. Density figures for this zone are not available.[1]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 1% of the inhabitants of Deghabur have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 10.3 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 1.5 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 2.25 for pastoral Regions)[2] and the equivalent of 1.5 heads of livestock. 28.2% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and an average of 28% for pastoral Regions. 23% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 3% in secondary schools. 100% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 614.[3]

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[edit] Notes

  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported.
  2. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006) This publication defines Benishangul-Gumaz, Afar and Somali as "pastoral Regions".
  3. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).