Mustahil (woreda)
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Mustahil is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gode Zone, Mustahil is bordered on the south by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Afder Zone, on the west by Kelafo, on the north by the Korahe Zone, and on the east by Ferfer. The major town in this woreda is Mustahil.
Mustahil was heavily affected by the flash floods in Ethiopia during September 2006, the worst of any woreda in the Somali Region. An initial accessment by Ethiopian authorities found that 45,000 people were affected by the flooding;[1] more recent numbers reported for this woreda were two people and 5,400 livestock killed and 1,440 hectares of cropland ruined.[2]
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 62,515, of whom 29,077 were males and 33,438 were females; 7,774 or 12.44% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 25.2%. Information is not available on the area of Mustahil, so its density cannot be calculated.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "More support needed for flood victims", accessed 17 October 2006 (IRIN)
- ^ Flood Affected Areas and Population - Somali Region (November 2006) Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (accessed 26 November 2006)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
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