Anyuak Zone or Anywaa Zone is a zone in

Gambela Region The Gambela Region, also spelled Gambella, and officially the Gambela Peoples' Region (), is a regional state in western Ethiopia. Previously known as Region 12, its capital and largest city is Gambela. It is bordered by the Oromia Region to t ...

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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

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, on the east by Majang Zone, 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, Abwobo and Pinyudo. The terrain is mostly flat; rivers include the Baro, which is the only navigable river in Ethiopia, the Alworo and the

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; major bodies of water include Lakes Alworo 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

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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 The Anyuak, also known as Anyuaa and Anywaa, are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. The Anuak belong to the larger Luo family group. Their language is referred to as Dha-Anywaa. They primarily reside in the Gambela Region ...

(66.7%), the

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(9.14%), the Amhara (9.1%), Kambaata (4.35%), Mezhenger (2.3%),

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(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.

Anywaa The Anyuak, also known as Anyuaa and Anywaa, are a Luo Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting parts of East Africa. The Anuak belong to the larger Luo family group. Their language is referred to as Dha-Anywaa. They primarily reside in the Gambela Region ...

is spoken as a first language by 66.7%, 11.33%

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, 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

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, 5.61% were

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, 5.3% were

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, 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

Notes

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