Anywaa Zone
The terrain is mostly flat; rivers include the Baro, which is the only navigable river in Ethiopia, the Alworo and the Gilo; major bodies of water include Lakes Alworo and Thatha. A notable landmark is the Gambela National Park, which covers a large part of the Zone south of the Baro.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 99,556, of whom 50,722 are men and 48,834 women. 52,561 or 52.8% of population are urban inhabitants. A total of 24,490 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.07 persons to a household. The largest ethnic groups of the zone were the Anyuak (66.7%), the Oromo (9.14%), the Amhara (9.1%), Kambaata (4.35%), Mezhenger (2.3%), Tigray (2.19%), Welayta (1.52%), Gurage (1.4%), and Hadiya (1.19%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.44% of the population. Anywaa is spoken as a first language by 66.7%, 11.33% Amharic, 8.59% Oromo, 4.47% speak Kambaata, 1.96% speak Tigrinya, 1.45% speak Wolaytta, 1.1% speak Hadiyya, and 1.09% speak Guragie; the remaining 3.31% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of the inhabitants said they were Protestant, with 64.81% of the population reporting they embraced that belief, while 29.16% professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 5.61% were Catholic, 5.3% were Muslim, and 2.2% practiced traditional religions.
There is 1 refugee camp, housing 29,912 refugees from South Sudan, located in Anywaa Zone.
Notes
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Gambela Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ^ "Displaced Sudanese". Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-12., The UN Refugee Agency website