Awbere (woreda)
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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. Towns in Awbere include Awbere and Derwonaji.
This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Gadabuursi clan of the Somali people.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 271,040, of whom 128,625 were males and 142,415 were females; 77,871 or 28.73% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 22.5%. Information is not available on the area of Awbere, so its density cannot be calculated.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
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