Harari Region

Harari (Oromo: Hararii; Amharic : ሐረራዊ), officially Harari People's National Regional State (Oromo: Mootummaa Naannoo Ummata Hararii, Amharic: የሐረራዊ ሕዝብ ክልል), is one of the ten ethnically-based regional states (kililoch) of Ethiopia, covering the homeland of the Harari people. Formerly named Region 13, its capital is Harar. It has the smallest land area and population of the Ethiopian regional states. Harari and Oromo are the two official languages of the regional Authorities.

For the capital of Harari Region, see Harar.
Harari Region

ሐረሪ
Regional State
Flag
Seal
Map of Ethiopia showing Harari Region
CountryEthiopia
CapitalHarar
Government
 • GovernorOrdin Bedri (HNL)
Area
 • Total334 km2 (129 sq mi)
 [1]
Population
 (2017)
 • Total246,000[2]
ISO 3166 codeET-HA
HDI (2017)0.562[3]
medium · 2nd

Demographics

Ethnic groups of Harari Region

  Oromo (56.41%)
  Amhara (22.77%)
  Harari (8.65%)
  Gurage (4.34%)
  Somali (3.87%)
  Tigray (1.53%)
  Argobba (1.26%)
  Other (1.17%)

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), Harari has a total population of 183,415, of whom 92,316 were men and 91,099 women. This region is the only one in Ethiopia where the majority of its population lives in an urban area: 99,368 or 54.18% of the population are urban inhabitants. With an estimated area of 311.25 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 589.05 people per square kilometer. For the entire region 46,169 households were counted, which results in an average for the Region of 3.9 persons to a household, with urban households having on average 3.4 and rural households 4.6 people. Ethnic groups in the region include the Oromo (56.41%), Amhara (22.77%), Harari (8.65%), Gurage (4.34%), Somali (3.87%), Tigray (1.53%), and Argobba (1.26%). Languages spoke include Oromiffa (56.84%), Amharic (27.53%), Harari (7.33%), Somali (3.70%), and Gurage (2.91%).

In the previous census, conducted in 1994, the Region's population was reported to be 131,139, of whom 65,550 were men and 65,589 women. At the time of that census, 76,378 or 58.24% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic groups in the region recorded in the earlier census included the Oromo (47.1%), Amhara (50.7%), Harari (7.1%), Gurage (3.2%), Tigray (1.71%), and Somali (1.68%). Languages recorded included Oromiffa (72.79%), Amharic (22.97%), Harari (7.61%), Gurage (1.13%) and Tigrinya (1.13%)

According to the CSA, as of 2004, 73.28% of the total population had access to safe drinking water, of whom 39.83% were rural inhabitants and 95.28% were urban.[4] Values for other reported common indicators of the standard of living for the Afar Region as of 2005 include the following: 5.7% of the inhabitants fall into the lowest wealth quintile; adult literacy for men is 78.4% and for women 54.9%; and the Regional infant mortality rate is 66 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which is less than the nationwide average of 77; at least half of these deaths occurred in the infants’ first month of life.[5]

Religion

The religion with the most believers in the region is Islam with 68.99%, 27.1% are Ethiopian Orthodox, 3.4% Protestant, 0.3% Catholic, and 0.2% followers of other religions.[6] The population was projected to be 246,000 as of 2017.[2] The religious composition of the population of the region indicated that 60.28% were Muslim, 38.09% Ethiopian Orthodox, 0.94% Protestant, and 0.46% Catholic.[7]

Subdivisions
A map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia

There are 9 numbered woredas in Harari Region. Under the woreda there are 19 city kebeles and 17 rural kebeles:[6] The woredas are:-

City kebeles are

  • Kebele 01-Kebele 19

Rural kebeles are

  • Sukul
  • Hasen-Gey
  • Dire Teyara
  • Aboker Muti
  • Sigicha
  • Miy-Áy
  • Erer Weldya
  • Erer Ulanula
  • Erer Hawaye
  • Erer Dodota
  • Awu Umer
  • Gelma Shira
  • Aw Berkhedle
  • Sofi
  • Harewae
  • Qile
  • Burka

Economy

The CSA of Ethiopia estimated in 2005 that farmers in Harari had a total of 31,730 head of cattle (representing less than 0.1% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 3,440 sheep (less than 0.1%), 26,910 goats (0.21%), 6,320 asses (0.25%), 31,430 poultry of all species (0.1%), and 670 beehives (less than 0.1%).[8]

Presidents of the Executive Committee
  • Ali Abdullahi Gutu, 1990s
  • Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim, 199x – September 1999
  • Ghazali Mohammed, September 1999 – September 2000
  • Nuria Abdulahi, (female president) September – October 2000
  • Fuad Ibrahim (HNL), October 2000 – 3 October 2005
  • Murad Abdulhadi (HNL), 3 October 2005 – November 2018
  • Ordin Bedri (HNL), November 2018 - Present

(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org.)

See also

Notes
  1. 2011 National Statistics Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Population Projection of Ethiopia for All Regions At Wereda Level from 2014 – 2017. Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency. Archived from the original on 6 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. "Households by sources of drinking water, safe water sources" Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine CSA Selected Basic Welfare Indicators (accessed 21 January 2009)
  5. Macro International Inc. "2008. Ethiopia Atlas of Key Demographic and Health Indicators, 2005." (Calverton: Macro International, 2008), pp. 2, 3, 10 (accessed 28 January 2009)
  6. Census 2007 Tables: Harari Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4
  7. "The 1994 Population and Housing census of Harari Region Volume I" Archived 2010-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.2, 2.8, and 2.9
  8. "CSA 2005 National Statistics" Archived 2008-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Tables D.4 – D.7.

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