Benishangul-Gumaz Region
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Benishangul-Gumaz, also known as Benshangul/Gumuz, is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. Before an administrative rearrangement, the area was known as Region 6. Its capital is Asosa.
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[edit] Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) published in 2005, Benishangul-Shamuz has an estimated total population of 625,000, consisting of 315,000 men and 310,000 women. 563,000 or 90.1% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 626,000 or 9.92% are urban. With an estimated area of 49,289.46 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 12.68 people per square kilometer.[1]
These estimates are based on the 1994 census, in which the region's population was reported to be 460,459 of which 233,013 were males and 227,446 were females. Rural population was 424,432, while the urban population was 36,027.[2]
The area's indigenous peoples, who include the Berta, Gumaz, and Shinasha, tend to have more in common with neighbouring Sudanese than with other Ethiopian peoples. During the Derg era many Habesha (or "highlanders," e.g. Amhara and Tigrayans) settled in the region.
[edit] Agriculture
The CSA of Ethiopia estimated in 2005 that farmers in Benishangul-Shamuz had a total of 307,820 head of cattle (representing 0.79% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 65,800 sheep (0.38%), 244,570 goats (1.88%), 1,770 mules (1.2%), 37,520 asses (1.5%), 732,270 poultry of all species (2.37%), and 166,130 beehives (3.82%).[3]
[edit] Presidents of the Executive Committee
- Ateyb Ahmed 1990s - 1995
- Yaregal Aysheshum (B-GPDUF) July 1995 - present
(This list is based on information from Worldstatesmen.org.)
[edit] Zones
- Pawe special woreda (not included in any Zone)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table B.3.
- ^ FDRE States: Basic Information, Beneshangul and Gumuz (accessed 12 March 2006)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables D.3 - D.5.
[edit] External links
- Map of Benishangul-Gumaz Region at UN-OCHA (PDF file)
- Map of Benishangul-Gumaz Region at DPPA of Ethiopia (PDF file)
- House of Federation Official Ethiopian Government List of Members
| Subdivisions of Ethiopia |  |
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|---|---|---|
| Regions | ||
| Afar | Amhara | Benishangul-Gumaz | Gambela | Harari | Oromia | Somali | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region | Tigray | ||
| Chartered cities | ||
| Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa | ||
| Provinces prior to 1995 | ||
| Arsi | Bale | Gamu-Gofa | Gojjam | Begemder | Hararghe | Illubabor | Kaffa | Shoa | Sidamo | Tigray | Welega | Wollo | ||
