Jarso (Hararge)
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Jarso is one of the 180 woreda
s in the Oromia Region
of Ethiopia
. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone
, Jarso is bordered on the south by the Harari Region
, on the west by Kombolcha
, on the north by the city of Dire Dawa
, on the east by the Somali Region
, and on the southeast by Gursum
. The administrative center of this woreda is Ejersa Goro
.
, and the remaining 57.4% is considered degraded or otherwise unusable. Khat
, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops.
Industry in the woreda includes 11 grain mills employing 37 people, as well as 195 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers; although chalk
, kaolin, lead
and coal
are known in this woreda, none of these deposits have been mined. There were 18 Farmers Associations with 19,524 members and one Farmers Service Cooperative with 1092 members. Jarso has 36 kilometers of gravel and 62 kilometers of dry-weather road, for an average road density of 194 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 19% of the urban and 4.8% of the rural population have access to drinking water
.
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 123,556, of whom 61,592 are men and 61,964 are women; 3,104 or 2.51% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 504.54 square kilometers, Jarso has an estimated population density of 244.9 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 89,410, of whom 45,097 were men and 44,313 were women; the census reported 1,736 or 1.94% of its population were urban dwellers. This total consists of an estimate for the inhabitants of all 30 rural and the one urban kebele
s in this woreda, which were not counted. Because the census figures were estimated, breakdown by ethnic groups.
ethnic groups are oromo 90% somali 7% others 3%. language spoken are oromo and some somali.The jarso town and city ejarsa goro ,funyan biraa, chinaqsan , kochar, ananoo mitee, allee mudhidawe funyan hujuba ahmed Imaam awbare tulu guled arba'iid exta.
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...
s in the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
of Ethiopia
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...
. Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone
Misraq Hararghe Zone
Misraq Hararghe is one of the 17 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Misraq Hararge takes its name from the former province of Hararghe. Misraq Hararge is bordered on the southwest by the Shebelle River which separates it from Bale, on the west by Mirab Hararghe, on the north by Dire Dawa and...
, Jarso is bordered on the south by the Harari Region
Harari Region
Harari or officially, Harari People's National Regional State is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people...
, on the west by Kombolcha
Kombolcha (woreda)
Kombolcha is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Kombolcha is bordered on the south by the Harari Region, on the southwest by Haro Maya, on the northwest by Dire Dawa, on the north by the Somali Region, and on the east by Jarso...
, on the north by the city of Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia . This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura....
, on the east by 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...
, and on the southeast by Gursum
Gursum, Oromia (woreda)
Gursum is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Hararghe Zone, Gursum is bordered on the south by Babille, on the west by the Harari Region, on the north by Jarso, and on the east by the Somali Region...
. The administrative center of this woreda is Ejersa Goro
Ejersa Goro
Ejersa Goro is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located outside the city of Harar in the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2780 meters above sea level...
.
Overview
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1050 to 3030 meters above sea level; Mount Gara Sirirta, Aybera, Kilisa and Bekekalu are amongst the highest peaks. Rivers include the Gideya. A survey of the land in Jarso (reported in 1995/96) shows that 19.3% is arable or cultivable, 1.7% pasture, 21.6% forestForestry in Ethiopia
In the late nineteenth century, about 30% of Ethiopia was covered with forest. The clearing of land for agricultural use and the cutting of trees for fuel gradually changed the scene, and today forest areas have dwindled to less than 4% of Ethiopia's total land. The northern parts of the highlands...
, and the remaining 57.4% is considered degraded or otherwise unusable. Khat
Khat
Khat, qat, gat or Waquish Spoken from true Yemeni, is a flowering plant native to tropical East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula....
, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops.
Industry in the woreda includes 11 grain mills employing 37 people, as well as 195 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers; although chalk
Chalk
Chalk is a soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores....
, kaolin, lead
Lead
Lead is a main-group element in the carbon group with the symbol Pb and atomic number 82. Lead is a soft, malleable poor metal. It is also counted as one of the heavy metals. Metallic lead has a bluish-white color after being freshly cut, but it soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed...
and coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
are known in this woreda, none of these deposits have been mined. There were 18 Farmers Associations with 19,524 members and one Farmers Service Cooperative with 1092 members. Jarso has 36 kilometers of gravel and 62 kilometers of dry-weather road, for an average road density of 194 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 19% of the urban and 4.8% of the rural population have access to drinking water
Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia
Access to water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia is amongst the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa and the entire world. While access has increased substantially with funding from external aid, much still remains to be done to achieve the Millennium Development Goal of halving the share of people...
.
Demographics
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical AgencyCentral 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 woreda has an estimated total population of 123,556, of whom 61,592 are men and 61,964 are women; 3,104 or 2.51% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 504.54 square kilometers, Jarso has an estimated population density of 244.9 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 89,410, of whom 45,097 were men and 44,313 were women; the census reported 1,736 or 1.94% of its population were urban dwellers. This total consists of an estimate for the inhabitants of all 30 rural and the one urban kebele
Kebele
A kebele is the smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia similar to ward, a neighbourhood or a localized and delimited group of people...
s in this woreda, which were not counted. Because the census figures were estimated, breakdown by ethnic groups.
ethnic groups are oromo 90% somali 7% others 3%. language spoken are oromo and some somali.The jarso town and city ejarsa goro ,funyan biraa, chinaqsan , kochar, ananoo mitee, allee mudhidawe funyan hujuba ahmed Imaam awbare tulu guled arba'iid exta.