Guradamole, Oromia (woreda)
Guradamole is one of the
Overview
The geography of this woreda is characterized by the relatively level plain of the central portion, with rugged terrain in the southern and northern parts. Mount Kondala is the highest point; other notable peaks include Mounts Barat, Shabby, Damolle, and Habrana. Rivers include the Dumel, Welmel and the Weyib. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 18.7% is arable or cultivable (4.8% was under annual crops), 49.2% pasture, 26.8% forest or dense vegetation, and the remaining 5.3% is considered degraded, mountainous or otherwise unusable.[1]
It is estimated that 60% of the total population of this woreda lead a
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 28,961, of whom 14,370 were men and 14,591 were women; 1,269 or 4.38% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim,[2]
Based on figures published by the
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 19,015, of whom 9,522 were men and 9,493 women; 337 or 1.77% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The ethnic groups reported in Gurra damolle were the Somali people (GURRE) (100%).Somali language is spoken as the first language. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 99.69% of the population having reported they practiced that belief.[4]
References
- ^ a b Socio-economic profile of the Bale Zone Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 1 August 2006).
- ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Liben Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables B.3 and B.4
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12, 2.15, 2.17 (accessed 6 April 2009)