Gursum, Somali (woreda)

Gursum is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Fafan Zone, Gursum is bordered on the south by Babille, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Ajersagora, on the east by Jijiga, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah. Information is not available on the towns of this woreda.

For the woreda of the same name in the Oromia Region, see Gursum, Oromia (woreda).

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 27,510, of whom 14,815 are men and 12,695 women. While 2,970 or 10.8% are urban inhabitants, a further 2,028 or 7.37% are pastoralists. 98.79% of the population said they were Muslim.[1] This woreda is primarily inhabited by Akisho sub clan of the Dir clan.[2][3][4]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 44,106, of whom 20,679 were men and 23,427 were women; the census identified no urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Gursum was the Somali people (99.14%).[5]

Notes
  1. Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.
  2. Ministry of Agriculture (2020). ETHIOPIA DESERT LOCUST RESPONSE PROJECT-P173702, Social Assessment Report (PDF). Addis Ababa. p. 15. Almost all (99.79%) of the population was followers of Islamic religion. (muuse celi) and shekhal ethnic groups primarily inhabit the Woreda.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Crawford, S (October 2013). "Social Assessment of the Water Supply and Sanitation Program, WaSH–II". Social Assessment of OWN P. Ethiopia. 1: 27. Further, about 98% of the population is Muslim. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the muuse celi.
  4. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia "Ministry of Peace: Final Social Assessment Report for Lowland Livelihood Resilience Project". 2019.
  5. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,

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