Mieso, Somali (woreda)
Mieso is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, this woreda is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the northwest by the Afar Region, and on the east by the Afdem woreda. The administrative center for this woreda is Mulu town.
Demographics
Based on the 2017 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 92,086, of whom 47,187 are men and 44,899 women. While 1,212 are urban inhabitants, a further 90,874 were pastoralists.
Based on figures published by the CSA in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 53,665, of whom 24,783 are men and 28,882 are women. Information is not available on the area of Mieso, so its population density cannot be calculated.[1] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Somali people of the Hawiye and the Issa sub-clan of the Dir clan.[2]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 44,409, of whom 24,169 were men and 19,840 were women; the census identified no urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Mieso was the Somali people (94.90%).[3]
Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2008-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.3. Rural population numbers are believed to be underreported for this Region.
- ^ "Nutrition Assessment in Agro-Pastoral areas of Shinile, Dambal and Errer Districts Somali Region" (PDF). 2004. p. 32.
The population in these districts is made up of different Somali groups. The Issa, the majority of whom are pastoralists, are the dominant clan in the Shinile zone. The Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiya are mainly agro-pastoral and inhabit the Erer, Dambal and Mieso districts respectively.
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,
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