Mieso, Somali (woreda)

Mieso is a woreda in the Somali Region of 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.

For the woreda in the Oromia Region, see Mieso, Oromia (woreda).

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 Issa sub-clan of the Dir clan.

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%).[2]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. 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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