Babille, Somali (woreda)

For the woreda in the Oromia Region, see Babille, Oromia (woreda).
Babille (Somali: Babiile) is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Babille is bordered on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Gursum, and on the east and south by Fiq Zone.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 77,317, of whom 41,629 are men and 35,688 women. While 1,273 or 1.65% are urban inhabitants, a further 17,533 or 22.68% are pastoralists. 99.29% of the population said they were Muslim.[1] This woreda is inhabited by the Akisho/Akkichu clan of the somali people.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 93,527, of whom 48,436 were men and 45,091 were women; the census identified no urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Babille was the Hawiye clan of the Somali people (99.97%).[2]

Notes
  1. Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.
  2. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12,


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