Anuak Zone or Anywaa Zone is a zone in

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. It was created from former Administrative Zone 1 and Administrative Zone 2 of Gambela. This zone is bordered on the southwest by

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, on the southeast by the

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; am, የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ሕዝቦች ክልል, Yädäbub Bḥer Bḥeräsäbočna Hzboč Kllə) is a regional state in southwestern E ...

, on the east by

Majang Zone The Mezhenger Zone or Majang Zone is a zone in Gambela Region of Ethiopia. It is named for one of the three largest indigenous groups in Gambela, the Majangir. This zone is bordered on the south and east by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and ...

, on the northeast by the

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, and on the northwest by South Sudan and Nuer Zone. Towns in this zone include Gambela,

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and Pinyudo. The terrain is mostly flat; rivers include the

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, which is the only navigable river in Ethiopia, the Alwero and the

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; major bodies of water include Lakes Alwero and

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. A notable landmark is the

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, which covers a large part of the Zone south of the Baro.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the

Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growt ...

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 Anuak (53.61%), the

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(11.76%), the

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(9.14%), the

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(9.1%), Kambaata (4.35%),

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(2.3%), Tigray (2.19%), Welayta (1.52%),

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(1.4%), and Hadiya (1.19%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.44% of the population.

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is spoken as a first language by 54.18%, 12.52% speak

, 11.33% Amharic, 8.59%

, 4.47% speak Kambaata, 1.96% speak

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, 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

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, with 64.81% of the population reporting they embraced that belief, while 29.16% professed

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ( am, የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን, ''Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan'') is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Chris ...

, 5.61% were

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, 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., The UN Refugee Agency website

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