Zala Ubamale was one of the 77

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 ...

s in the

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; ) was a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of five ''kililoch'', called Regions 7 to 11, following the ...

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. Part of the

Gamo Gofa Zone Gamo Zone is a Zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia. Gamo is bordered on the south by the Dirashe Zone, on the southwest by South Omo Zone, on the west by Gofa Zone, on the north by Wolayita, on the northeast by the Lake Ab ...

, Zala Ubamale was bordered on the south and west by the

Debub Omo Zone South Omo Zone is a List of zones of Ethiopia, zone in the Ethiopian South Ethiopia Regional State. South Omo is bordered to the south by Kenya, to the west by West Omo Zone, to the northwest by Keffa Zone, to the north by Ari Zone and Gofa Zon ...

, on the northwest by Gofa Zuria, on the northeast by

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, on the east by Dita Dermalo and on the southeast by Kemba. Towns in Zala Ubamale included Beto and Meleante. Zala Ubamale was divided for Uba Debretsehay and Zala woredas. The highest point in this woreda was Mount Argun (3418 meters), which lies near the border with the Debub Omo Zone.

Demographics

Based on figures published by the

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in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 109,064, of whom 53,437 are men and 55,627 are women; 5,500 or 5.04% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 1,301.72 square kilometers, Zala Ubamale has an estimated population density of 83.8 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 156.5. The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 76,555 of whom 39,073 were men and 37,482 were women; 3,036 or 3.97% of its population were urban dwellers. The five largest ethnic groups reported in Zala Ubamale were the

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(50.34%), the Gofa (30.34%), the Aari (11.5%), the

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(2.64%), the Amhara (2.18%), and the Gamo (0.72%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.28% of the population.

is spoken as a first language by 73.51%, 12.13% Aari, 8.01% Oyda, 3.28%

, and 1.76% spoke

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; the remaining 1.76% spoke all other primary languages reported.''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region'', Vol. 1, part 1
, Tables 2.1, 2.12, 2.15 (accessed 30 December 2008)

Notes

Districts of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Former districts of Ethiopia {{SouthernNationsET-geo-stub