Hamero (woreda)

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Hamero is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Hamero. Part of the Fiq Zone, Hamero is bordered on the south by Dihun, on the west by the Erer and Shebelle Rivers which separate it from Salahad and Lagahida, on the north by Fiq, and on the east by Segeg.

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Hamero was one of three locations in the Somali Region on 12 November 2009, where about 200 Ogaden National Liberation Front fighters were killed in a clash with the Somali Regional New Police. Other reported locations were Higlaley in the Degehabur Zone and Riga in the Korahe Zone. [1]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 100,477, of whom 54,000 are men and 46,477 women. While 1,217 or 2.10% are urban inhabitants, a further 31,490 or 52.07% are pastoralists. 100% of the population said they were Muslim. [2] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Ogaden clan of the Somali people.

The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 42,034, of whom 24,756 were men and 17,278 were women; 2,390 or 5.69% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Hamero was the Somali (100%). [3]

Climate

Climate data for Hamero, elevation 750 m (2,460 ft), (1971–2000)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)34.3
(93.7)
35.1
(95.2)
35.4
(95.7)
34.3
(93.7)
32.6
(90.7)
32.4
(90.3)
32.2
(90.0)
32.2
(90.0)
34.4
(93.9)
33.9
(93.0)
33.7
(92.7)
33.9
(93.0)
33.7
(92.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)17.4
(63.3)
19.0
(66.2)
20.9
(69.6)
21.4
(70.5)
21.1
(70.0)
20.2
(68.4)
22.1
(71.8)
21.8
(71.2)
22.8
(73.0)
20.2
(68.4)
18.1
(64.6)
16.1
(61.0)
20.1
(68.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)6.0
(0.24)
9.0
(0.35)
23.0
(0.91)
80.0
(3.15)
102.0
(4.02)
12.0
(0.47)
1.0
(0.04)
2.0
(0.08)
26.0
(1.02)
37.0
(1.46)
10.0
(0.39)
2.0
(0.08)
310
(12.21)
Source: FAO [4]

Notes

  1. "200 ONLF rebels killed in action at Hamaro district" Archived 2009-11-16 at the Wayback Machine , shekosh.com, published 12 November 2009 (accessed 17 November 2009)
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.
  3. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Tables 2.1, 2.13 (accessed 12 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.
  4. "CLIMWAT climatic database". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

7°35′N42°20′E / 7.583°N 42.333°E / 7.583; 42.333


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