Kormuk (woreda)

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Kormuk is one of the 21 woredas in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Asosa Zone, Kormuk is bordered by Sudan in the north and west, by Sherkole in the east, by Menge in the southwest, and by Asosa in the south.

This woreda is named after its only town, Kormuk. High points in this woreda include Mounts Gule and Umbi.

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 14,206, of whom 7,154 were males and 7,052 were females; 554 or 3.90% of the population are urban dwellers.^[1] With an estimated area of 1,434.07 square kilometers, Kormuk has a population density of 9.9 people per square kilometer which is less than the Zone average of 19.95.

The main language spoken in the woreda is Berta.