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Gog is a
woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas (; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''List of zones of Ethiopia, zones'' and the ''Regions of Ethiopia, regional states''. These districts are f ...
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 ...
,
Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
. Part of the Anuak Zone, Gog is bordered on the south by Dimma, on the southwest by the
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which separates it from
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, on the west by Jor, and on the north by
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. The major town in Gog is Pinyudo. The terrain of Gog is predominantly flat, with the elevation ranging between 400 and 600 meters above sea level; high points include Mount Masango (552 meters). Major bodies of water in this woreda include the
Gilo River The Gilo River is a river in the Gambela Region of southwestern Ethiopia. A variety of names also knows it: the Gimira of Dizu call it the "Mene", while the Gemira of Chako call it "Owis", and Amhara and Oromo settlers in the early 20th century ...
and Lake Tata. According to the ''Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy'' published by the
Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency, also known as the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ስታቲስቲክስ አገልግሎት), is an Ethiopian government agency designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that ...
(CSA), around 30% of the woreda is forest. A notable landmark is the
Gambela National Park Gambella National Park, also spelled Gambela National Park, is a large national park in Ethiopia. It is the nation's largest national park and is located several hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa. It was established in 1974, but is not fully pr ...
, which occupies the land west of the Pinyudo - Gambela road. The economy of Gog is predominantly agricultural. There are no agricultural cooperatives, and little other infrastructure. While there are roads in this woreda, details about them are not available.


History

At the start of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
, Gog was part of the Administrative Zone 2; however between 2001 and 2007 the Zone was reorganized and Gog became part of the Anuak Zone. At some point between the 1994 national census and the 2001 ''Sample Agricultural Enumeration'', Dimma was split from Gog. In September 1989,
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(SPLA) forces attacked the rich Anuak agricultural village of Pinyudo and burned it down, killing 120 people, including women and children who had been burned to death in their ''
tukul Tukul (also spelled "Tekul") is a term used to refer to round homes in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and other parts of eastern Africa. A tukul appears in the flag of Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, as a wi ...
s'', which had been locked from the outside by SPLA soldiers. The SPLA claimed that the villagers had planned to rob the refugee camp. This led to a clash between the SPLA and Anuak militia in the village of Akada in Itang.


Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the
Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency, also known as the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ስታቲስቲክስ አገልግሎት), is an Ethiopian government agency designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that ...
of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 16,836, of whom 7,751 are men and 9,085 women; with an area of 3,250.25 square kilometers, Gog has a population density of 5.18, which is greater than the Zone average of 4.83 persons per square kilometer. Reportedly 5,617 or 33.36% are urban inhabitants. A total of 3,633 households were counted in this woreda, which results in an average of 4.6 persons to a household, and 3,450 housing units. The majority of the inhabitants said they were
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, with 77.52% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 15.08% of the population practised
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, 2.6% were
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, and 1.82% practiced traditional religions. There is a refugee camp in Pinyudo with 29,912 refugees from South Sudan. According to the 1994 national census, the woreda's population was reported to be 15,133 in 2,818 households, of whom 6,969 were men and 8,164 women; 1,647 or 10.88% of the population were urban inhabitants. (This total also includes an estimate for two
kebele A ward (; ; ) is the smallest administrative unit of Ethiopia: a ward, a neighbourhood or a localized and delimited group of people. Somali word that has meaning of collected people where water is fairly sufficient and available to prolongue thei ...
s which were not counted; these were estimated to have 2,696 inhabitants, of whom 1,229 were men and 1,467 women.) The four largest ethnic groups in Gog were the Anuak (95.59%), the Amhara (1.17%), the
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(1.11%), and the Mezhenger (1.01%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.13% of the population. Anuak is spoken as a first language by 95.67%, 1.16%
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, 1.09%
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, and 1.01% speak
Majang The Majang people, or ''Majangir'', live in southwestern Ethiopia and speak a Nilo-Saharan language of the Surmic cluster. The 1998 census gave the total of the Majangir population as 15,341, but since they live scattered in the hills in dispersed ...
; the remaining 1.11% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of the inhabitants said they were
Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...
, with 39.58% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 17.29% professed
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, 4.96% practiced traditional religions, and 4.95% were
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.''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Gambela Region'', Vol. 1
, Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.7, 2.16, 2.19, 2.21 (accessed 1 September 2009)


Notes

{{Districts of the Gambela Region Districts of Gambela Region