Segeg (woreda)
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Segeg is one of the 47 woreda
s in the Somali Region
of Ethiopia
, named after its major town, Segeg. Part of the Fiq Zone
, Segeg is bordered on the south by Dihun
, on the northwest by Hamero
, and on the northeast by Gerbo
.
in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 26,714, of whom 12,173 were males and 14,541 were females; 3,713 or 13.90% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 11.6%. Information is not available on the area of Segeg, so its density cannot be calculated. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Darod
clan of the Somali people
.
The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 21,355, of whom 11,809 were men and 9,546 were women; 2,488 or 11.65% of its population were urban dwellers. (This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of 22 rural kebele
s, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 3,806 inhabitants, of whom 2,107 were men and 1,699 women.) The largest ethnic group reported in Dihun was the Somali
(99.98%).
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 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...
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...
, named after its major town, Segeg. Part of the Fiq Zone
Fiq Zone
Fiq is one of the nine Zones of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. This zone is named after its largest city, Fiq. Fiq Zone is bordered on the south by Gode, on the west and north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Degehabur...
, Segeg is bordered on the south by Dihun
Dihun
Dihun is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Fiq Zone, Dihun is bordered on the south by the Gode Zone, on the west by the Shebelle River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the northwest by Hamero, on the northeast by Segeg, and on the east by the...
, on the northwest by Hamero
Hamero (woreda)
Hamero is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Hamero. Part of the Fiq Zone, Hamero is bordered on the south by Dihun, on the west by the Erer and Shebelle Rivers which separate it from the Oromia Region, on the north by Fiq, on the east by the...
, and on the northeast by Gerbo
Gerbo (woreda)
Gerbo is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Gerbo. Part of the Fiq Zone, Gerbo is bounded on the southwest by Segeg, and on the north and east by the Degehabur Zone....
.
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 26,714, of whom 12,173 were males and 14,541 were females; 3,713 or 13.90% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 11.6%. Information is not available on the area of Segeg, so its density cannot be calculated. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Darod
Darod
The Darod is a Somali clan. The father of this clan is named Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, but is more commonly known as Darod. In the Somali language, the word Daarood means "an enclosed compound," a conflation of the two words daar and ood .The Darod population in Somalia lives principally...
clan of the Somali people
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...
.
The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 21,355, of whom 11,809 were men and 9,546 were women; 2,488 or 11.65% of its population were urban dwellers. (This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of 22 rural 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, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 3,806 inhabitants, of whom 2,107 were men and 1,699 women.) The largest ethnic group reported in Dihun was 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...
(99.98%).