Derwonaji
Encyclopedia
Derwonaji is a town in eastern Ethiopia
. Located in the Jijiga Zone
of the Somali Region
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°50′N 43°02′E and an elevation of 1402 meters above sea level.
The UNHCR reports that in 2000 they assisted in the digging of a couple of relatively shallow wells at this settlement.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 35,645, of whom 19,327 are men and 16,318 are women. The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 23,891 of whom 12,768 were men and 11,123 women. The largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali
(67.47%), and foreign nationals from Somalia
(31.02%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.51% of the population. It is one of two towns in Awbere
woreda
.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Jijiga Zone
Jijiga Zone
Jijiga is one of nine zones of the Ethiopian Somali Region. This zone is named after its largest city, Jijiga. Other towns and cities in this zone include Qarbibayax, Dhurwaale Awbere, Derwonaji, tuli gulled and Hart Sheik...
of the Somali Region
Somali Region
Somali Region ; is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia. It is often called Somalia, though it is not to be confused with the independent country of the same name. The capital of Somali State is Jijiga...
, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°50′N 43°02′E and an elevation of 1402 meters above sea level.
The UNHCR reports that in 2000 they assisted in the digging of a couple of relatively shallow wells at this settlement.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency
Central Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 35,645, of whom 19,327 are men and 16,318 are women. The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 23,891 of whom 12,768 were men and 11,123 women. The largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
(67.47%), and foreign nationals from Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
(31.02%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.51% of the population. It is one of two towns in Awbere
Awbere (woreda)
Awbere , , is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jijiga Zone, Awbere is bordered on the southwest by Jijiga, on the west and north by the Shinile Zone, on the east by Somalia, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.