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of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 16,836, of whom 7,751 are men and 9,085 women; with an area of 3,250.25 square kilometers, Gog has a population density of 5.18, which is greater than the Zone average of 4.83 persons per square kilometer. Reportedly 5,617 or 33.36% are urban
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According to the 1994 national census, the woreda's population was reported to be 15,133 in 2,818 households, of whom 6,969 were men and 8,164 women; 1,647 or 10.88% of the population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for two
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According to Dereje Feyissa this reorganization, which happened in 2003, was done to align territories inside the Gambela Region with the presence of local ethnic groups. (Dereje, "The Experience of the Gambela Regional State", in
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The terrain of Gog is predominantly flat, with the elevation ranging between 400 and 600 meters above sea level; high points include Mount Masango (552 meters). Major bodies of water in this woreda include the
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inhabitants. A total of 3,633 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 4.6 persons to a household, and 3,450 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they were
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The economy of Gog is predominantly agricultural. There are no agricultural cooperatives, and little other infrastructure. While there are roads in this woreda, details about them are not available.
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which were not counted; these were estimated to have 2,696 inhabitants, of whom 1,229 were men and 1,467 women.) The four largest ethnic groups in Gog were the
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1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Gambela Region
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There is a refugee camp in Fugnido with 29,912 refugees from South Sudan.
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Ethnic Federalism: The Ethiopian Experience in Comparative Perspective
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Gog (Ethiopian District)
Gog is located in Ethiopia
Gog is located in Africa
7°34′N 34°30′E / 7.567°N 34.500°E / 7.567; 34.500
Gambela
Urban
Rural
woreda
Gambela Region
Ethiopia
Anuak Zone
Dimma
Akobo River
South Sudan
Jor
Abobo
Gilo River
Central Statistical Agency
Gambela National Park
Gambela
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Administrative Zone 2
Sudan People's Liberation Army
tukuls
Itang
Central Statistical Agency
Protestant
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
Catholic
kebeles

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