Abobo (woreda)
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Abobo is one of the 8 woredas in the Gambela Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 2, Abobo is bordered on the southwest by the Godere special woreda, on the south by Gog, on the southwest by Jor, on the west by the Administrative Zone 3, on the north by the Administrative Zone 1, and on the east by the Oromia Region. The major town in Abobo is Abobo.
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 18,618, of whom 9,005 were males and 9,613 were females; 2,103 or 11.30% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 10.3%. With an estimated area of 3,515.78 square kilometers, Abobo has an estimated population density of 5.3 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 3.66.[1]
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- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
