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Surma (woreda)
Suri is a woreda in West Omo Zone, in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. It is named for the Surma or Suri people, whose homeland lies largely in this woreda. Suri woreda is bordered on the south and west by South Sudan, on the northwest by the Gambela Region, on the north by Bero, and on the east by Maji. A portion of the Omo National Park extends into the southern part of this woreda. Overview The average elevation in this woreda is 2088 meters above sea level. Rivers include the sanitary conditions, about 70% of the urban and 16% of the total had toilet facilities. Based on the (most recent) 2007 Population Census conducted by the CSA, the woreda had a total population of 24,598, of whom 11,794 were men and 12,804 women; 914 or 3.72% of its population were 'urban dwellers' (i.e., living in the small towns in the area. The majority of the inhabitants practice traditional beliefs, with 96.25% of the population reporting that belief, 1.63% practiced Ethiopian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Ethiopia
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after '' zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of wards called ''kebele'' neighbourhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia. Overview Districts are typically collected together into zones, which form a region; districts which are not part of a zone are designated Special Districts and function as autonomous entities. Districts are governed by a council whose members are directly elected to represent each ''kebele'' in the district. There are about 670 rural districts and about 100 urban districts. Terminology varies, with some people considering the urban units to be ''woreda'', while others consider only the rural units to be ''woreda'', referring to the others as urban or city administrations. Although some districts can be traced back to earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Omo Zone
West Omo or Mirab Omo is a Zone in the Ethiopian South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region. West Omo is located at Ethiopia’s southern margin, where Maji and Surma woredas are bordering Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ..., encompassing the area to the west of the Omo River. The area is dominantly inhabited by the Dizi, Suri and Me'enit communities. West Omo Zone has seven districts and 116 kebeles (112 rural and 4 urban). Demographics The West Omo Zone has a population of 272,943 people, accounting for 12% of South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, and comprises 49.5% male and 50.5% female in 55,703 households. 60% were pastoral. References {{coord missing, Ethiopia Zones of Ethiopia South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region
The South West Region, officially the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region () is a regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was split off from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 23 November 2021 after a successful referendum. It consists of the Keffa, Sheka, Bench Sheko, Dawro, West Omo Zones, and Konta special woreda. The working language of the region is Amharic. Chief administrator *Negash Wagesho (chief administrator) 2021–present Party leader *Tsegaye Mamo Tsegaye Mamo ( en, Tsegaye Mamo, am, ፀጋዬ ማሞ) is an Ethiopian politician who has been serving as Prosperity Party of South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region 2021. Mamo served in the House of Federation The House of Federation () is the ... (Party leader) 2021–present Administrative zones The following table shows administrative zones and special woredas, (an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area), is based on information from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, north, Djibouti to the Djibouti–Ethiopia border, northeast, Somalia to the Ethiopia–Somalia border, east and northeast, Kenya to the Ethiopia–Kenya border, south, South Sudan to the Ethiopia–South Sudan border, west, and Sudan to the Ethiopia–Sudan border, northwest. Ethiopia has a total area of . As of 2022, it is home to around 113.5 million inhabitants, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, 13th-most populous country in the world and the List of African countries by population, 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African Plate, Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surma People
Suri is a collective name for three ethnic groups (Suri Chai, Timaga, and Suri Baale) mainly living in Suri woreda, in southwestern Ethiopia. Suri is the collective name for all three subgroups. They share many similarities politically, territorially and culturally, but speak different languages. They all speak South East Surmic languages within the Surmic language family, which includes the Mursi, Majang, and Me'en languages. Overview The term Suri is a collective name for Chai, Timaga, and Suri Baale as expressed in the label "Suri woreda" (= lower administrative district) in southwestern Ethiopia, bordering South Sudan. The 2007 national Ethiopian census figures for ethnic groups distinguish "Suri" from "Mursi" and "Me'enit" (singular of Me'en). Some authors have used the terms "Suri" and "Suri" interchangeably,Unseth, Peter. (1997) "Disentangling the Two Languages Called 'Suri'", ''Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages'', 7:49-69. or for contradictory purpos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. Its population was estimated as 12,778,250 in 2019. Juba is the capital and largest city. It gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011, making it the most recent sovereign state or country with widespread recognition as of 2022. It includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd, formed by the White Nile and known locally as the '' Bahr al Jabal'', meaning "Mountain River". Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956. Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out in 1983 and ended in 2005 with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambela Region
The Gambela Region (also spelled Gambella; am, ጋምቤላ), officially the Gambela Peoples' Region, is a regional state in western Ethiopia, bordering South Sudan. Previously known as Region 12, its capital is Gambela. The Region is situated between the Baro and Akobo Rivers, with its western part including the Baro River. Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), the Gambela region has total population of 307,096, consisting of 159,787 men and 147,309 women; urban inhabitants number 77,925 or 25.37% of the population. With an estimated area of 29,782.82 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 10 people per square kilometer. For the entire region, 66,467 households were counted, which results in an average for the region of 4.6 persons to a household, with urban ''households'' having on average 3.8 and rural households 4.9 people. The Gambela region is mainly inhabited by various Nilotic ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bero (woreda)
Bero is one of the woredas in the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Bench Maji Zone, Bero is bordered on the south by Surma, on the west by the Gambela Region, on the north by Guraferda, on the northeast by Meinit Shasha, and on the east by Maji. Bero was separated from Maji woreda. Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 12,256, of whom 6,679 are men and 5,577 women; 1,858 or 15.16% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced traditional beliefs, with 48.87% of the population reporting that belief, 38.73% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 8.81% were Muslim, and 2.28% were Protestants Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maji (woreda)
Maji (also known as Dizi) is a woreda in South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, Ethiopia. Part of the West Omo zone, Maji is bordered on the south by the Kibish River which separates it from South Sudan, on the west by Surma, on the northwest by Bero, on the north by Meinit Shasha, and on the east by the Omo River which separates it from the Debub Omo Zone. Towns in Maji include Tum and Maji. The western part of Maji was separated to create Bero woreda and some southern kebeles were added to Nyangatom woreda. Rivers in this woreda include the Netube and the Mui. High points include Mount Tiyaki and Mount Siski. A major portion of Maji is included in the Omo National Park. Maji suffers from a lack of roads and means of transport; remote locations are accessible only by air. In May 2009, a Malaysian investor with over 3.7 billion Birr in capital was granted a lease to over 31,000 hectares of land to develop palm oil tree plantation on. The Zonal authorities also granted h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omo National Park
Omo National Park is a national park in Ethiopia founded in 1980. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region on the west bank of the Omo River, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers, about 870 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa; across the Omo is the Mago National Park and the Tama Wildlife Reserve. Although an airstrip was recently built near the park headquarters on the Mui River, this park is not easily reachable; the Lonely Planet guide ''Ethiopia and Eritrea'' describes Omo National Park as "Ethiopia's most remote park." Geography Omo National Park is located on the west bank of the Omo River in the lower Omo valley. The park is 140 km long, stretching from the Neruze River in the south to the Sharum plain in the north, and up to 60 km wide where the Park Headquarters are situated. Major land features include the Omo River on the east, the Maji Mountains, the Sharum and Sai plains to the north and west, and the Illibai plains and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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