Kamashi Zone

Coordinates: 9°45′N 35°50′E / 9.750°N 35.833°E / 9.750; 35.833
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Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia

Kamashi is a

Amhara
minorities as well.

Rivers in Kamashi include the Didessa.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the

Catholic.[1]

Based on figures from the

Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 67,361, of whom 34,150 are men and 33,211 are women. With an estimated area of 8,850.96 square kilometers, Kamashi has an estimated population density of 7.61 people per square kilometer.[2]
Information is lacking on the towns of this zone.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 50,783 in 9,963 households, of whom 25,862 were men and 24,921 were women. The three largest ethnic groups reported in the Kamashi Zone were the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 5.8% were Muslim. Concerning education, 11.36% of the population were considered literate; 9.02% of children aged 7-12 were in primary school, a negligible number of the children aged 13-14 were in junior secondary school, and only 0.08% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 in senior secondary school. 3.6% of all houses had access to safe drinking water, and 2.4% had toilet facilities at the time of the census.[3]

According to a 24 May 2004 World Bank memorandum, none of the inhabitants of Kamashi have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 21.2 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 1.2 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 2.25 for pastoral Regions)[4] and the equivalent of 0.3 heads of livestock. 15.4% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and an average of 28% for pastoral Regions. 84% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 100% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 387.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Benishangul-Gumuz Region Archived 2012-01-30 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
  2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2006-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Table B.3
  3. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.11, 2.14, 2.17, 2.19, 3.5, 3.7, 6.11, 6.13 (accessed 31 December 2008).
  4. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 23 March 2006). This publication defines Benishangul-Gumuz, Afar and Somali as "pastoral Regions".
  5. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).

9°45′N 35°50′E / 9.750°N 35.833°E / 9.750; 35.833

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