Shekosh (woreda)

Shekosh is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Korahe Zone, Shekosh is bordered on the southeast by Kebri Dahar, on the west by the Fiq Zone, and on the north by the Degehabur Zone. The major town in Shekosh is Shekosh and other villages Gomaar, Biyoley, Wijiwaji, Raadooyo, Galdiid and Garigo,an these are part of shekosh district.

shekosh district

The only perennial river in Shekosh is the Fafenwith large valley good for farming. Construction of an 106-kilometer asphalt road between the town of Shekosh and Degehabur was started by March 2009, now is in use. Local inhabitants constitute half of the 1,100 workers employed by the project.^[1]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this district has a total population of 48,879, of whom 26,150 are men and 22,729 women. While 4,083 or 8.35% are urban inhabitants, a further 30,394 or 62.18% are pastoralists. 99.32% of the population said they were Muslim.^[2]

The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 24,874, of whom 14,136 were men and 10,738 were women; 3,792 or 15.24% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Shekosh was the Somali people (99.92%).^[3]

Schools

There are two primary schools in Shekosh, one built by the Emperor Haile Selese in 1974. Randomly, the Ethiopian monarchy chose in 1973 to build two schools in the Ogaden region, luckily Shekosh district won that lottery, and other one won Shilavo district. Building of the second school in Shekosh came after The Netherlands offer funds for construction of educational college to the Somali regional state of Ethiopia in 1994.

The Somali parliament had session discussed on this issue to which district fit to construct college sharing by students from all the nine regions. Shekosh was selected as the ideal centre location of the nine regions.

The college was planned to be the main secondary education provider for students from the nine regions in the Somali state of Ethiopia. The parliament passed an article set for constructing the college at Shekosh district. The college has a capacity of 1,500 students for education as well as shelter and food to last four years.

With the completion of one part of the college, the Netherlands left the project and the Ethiopian authority halted the original plan. Ethiopia's justification was that the Ogaden region is a conflicted area and that Shekosh itself is a remote and unsafe area.^{[citation needed]}

Notes

Coordinates: 7°30′N 44°10′E / 7.500°N 44.167°E / 7.500; 44.167

v t e Woredas of the Korahe Zone Debeweyin Kebri Dahar Shilavo Shekosh