Dallol (Ethiopian District)
The average elevation in this woreda is 660 meters above sea level; high points include Mount Hayle and Mount Dabshado, which are part of the Ethiopian highlands. Rivers include the Ragali. As of 2008, Afambo has 150 kilometers of all-weather gravel road; about 22.33% of the total population has access to drinking water.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 83,930, of whom 46,973 are men and 36,957 women; with an area of 2,291.18 square kilometers, Dallol has a population density of 36.63. While 1,757 or 2.09% are urban inhabitants, a further 1,544 or 1.84% are pastoralists. A total of 13,006 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 6.5 persons to a household, and 13,281 housing units. 96.73% of the population said they were Muslim, and 3.21% were Orthodox Christians.
Notes
- ^ Hailu Ejara Kene, Baseline Survey of 55 Weredas of PCDP Phase II, Part I Archived July 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Addis Ababa: August 2008), Annexes 1, 16, 17
- ^ Census 2007 Tables: Afar Region Archived November 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
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