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Administrative Zone 3 (Gambela)

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in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 88,784, of whom 45,529 are men and 43,255 are women; 1,741 or 2% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 6,023.29 square kilometers, this zone has an estimated population density of 14.74 people per square kilometer.
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 68,224 in 9,688 households, of whom 34,807 were men and 33,417 women; 1,013 or 1.48% of the population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for 9 of the 19
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The economy of Akobo was predominantly agricultural. There are no agricultural cooperatives, no documented roads, and little other infrastructure. Both Jikawo and Akobo woredas are flooded during the
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in Akobo woreda, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 13,903 inhabitants, of whom 6,637 were men and 7,266 women.) The two largest ethnic groups of Zone 3 were the
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2000 map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia showing Administrative Zone 3 in Gambela
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1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Gambela Region
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Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia showing the current Gambela zones
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defines it for the northern border. Towns in this zone included
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was spoken as a first language by 98.47%, and 1.49% speak
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Former administrative region of Gambela Region, Ethiopia
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defines the border on the south and west, while the
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Ethiopian
Gambela
Sudan
Administrative Zone 1
Administrative Zone 2
Pibor
Baro
Tergol
Telut
Nuer Zone
Anuak Zone
rainy season
Central Statistical Agency
kebeles
Nuer
Anuak
Nuer
Anuak
Protestant
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
Catholic
Akobo
Jikaw
Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy
Archived
Wayback Machine
"Breaking the Cycle of Conflict in Gambella Region"
CSA 2005 National Statistics

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