Dembel
Dembel is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region. It is the administrative center of Dembel woreda.[1]
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Dembel Location within Ethiopia | |
Coordinates: 9°48′N 42°36′E | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Region | Somali |
Zone | Shinile |
Woreda | Dembel |
Elevation | 1,333 m (4,373 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Overview
Inhabitants of this woreda have engaged in crop farming since 1965; however, there has been a great decline in crop production from 1989 to 2001. That was primarily caused by clan conflicts and aggravated by severe droughts. Between 35-45% of the inhabitants are pastoralists, while 55-65% raise cereals (mostly sorghum) as well as raise livestock.
Demographics
This town is primarily inhabited by the Makahiil Gadabuursi subclans of the Dir clan family.[2][3][4]
The Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region (2010) states that the Dembel district is predominantly Gadabuursi:
"Mainly Somali Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiye groups, who inhabit Erer, Dambal and Meiso districts respectively."[5]
References
- The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Statistical report. The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results at Country Level. The Authority. 1998. p. 40. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Shinile Agropastoral Livelihood Zone" (PDF). Save the Children. 2001. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiya who are mainly Agro‐Pastoral, also inhabit the districts of Erer, Dambal and Meiso respectively...
- "IL-DUUFKA WEYN EE LALA BEEGSADAY DAD-WEYNAHA GOBOLKA HARAWO". Harawo.org (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- "United Nations Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia, Field Trip to Jijiga (22-29 April, 1994)" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- "Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region: Water and livelihoods in a highland to lowland transect in eastern Ethiopia" (PDF). 2010. p. 9.
mainly Somali Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiye groups, who inhabit Erer, Dambal and Meiso districts respectively.