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Table 1. Population, area and density by zone and special woreda in southern region of Ethiopia (1994).
Zones and Rural population Urban population Total population Regional
Special
woreda
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Area Population
(km2 ) Density
km2 Gedeo 36 811 363 104 731 215 44170 41 778 85 948 412 281 404 882 817 163 4180.4 195.5
Sidama 939 695 919 234 1 858 929 89 423 89 400 178 823 1 019 118 1 008 634 2 037 752 6793.6 2 99.9
N. Omo 1 456 427 1458 000 2 914 427 96 753 97 987 194 740 1 553 180 1 555 987 3 109 167 24 541.7 126.2
S. Omo 124 973 126 257 251 230 10 207 9 492 19 699 135 180 135 749 270 929 22146.7 12.2
KAT 394 321 410 212 804 533 24 780 25 044 49 824 41 910 435 256 854 357 3 083.9 277.0
Hadya 431 730 450 868 882 598 23 301 25 821 49 122 455 031 476 689 931 720 3 404.7 273.7
Guraghe 80 1050 832 959 1 634 009 40 392 42 792 83 184 841 442 875 751 1 717 193 8 216.8 209.0
K. Sh* 364 855 363 470 729 325 22 842 22 637 45 479 387 697 386 107 773 804 13 198.4 58.6
B/M** 178 285 170 381 348 666 15 856 15 164 31 020 194 141 185 545 379 686 23 420.0 16.2
Burji 20 625 21 206 4 1831 2 195 2 244 4 440 22 820 23 451 46 271 1 783.3 25.9
Amaro 41 325 40 665 8 1990 1 174 1 310 2 484 42 499 41 975 84 474 1 778.4 47.5
Konso 62 520 64 649 127 169 3 733 3 755 7 488 66 253 68 404 134 657 2 657.0 50.7
Derashe 48 612 45 698 94 310 9 393 9 695 19 088 58 005 55 393 113 398 1 917.6 59.1
Yem 19 592 19 391 38 983 2 436 4 908 4 908 22 028 21 863 3 891 383.9 114.3
Total 5 252 121 5 286 094 10 538 215 386 655 389 592 776 247 5 638 776 5 675 686 1 1314 462 117 505.1 96.2
*K/Sh = Kaffecho & Shekecho **B/M = Bench & Maji
Source: Bureau of Planing and Economic Development (BOPED), 1996. Projected based on C.S.A. population estimates of regions, awrajas, woredas and towns 1992.
Stat. Bulletin No.101. Addis Ababa, Sept.1992.