Melka Chireti, Ethiopia

Melka Chireti is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Afder Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 05°20′N 42°05′E / 5.333°N 42.083°E / 5.333; 42.083 with an altitude of 321 meters above sea level.^[1]

Overview

The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières operates a clinic in Melka Chireti.^[2]

Demographics

This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Somali.^[3]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Melka Chireti has an estimated total population of 8,903, of whom 4,841 were men and 4,062 were women.^[4] The 1997 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,967, of whom 3,198 were men and 2,769 were women. The predominant ethnic group reported in Melka Chireti was the Somali (99.64% of the population).^[5] It is the largest town in Chereti woreda.

Major towns in Chereti include Ara-arba, Gurro, Habal-alan, Ducanle, and Janale.

Notes

1. "Local History in Ethiopia"^{[permanent dead link]} (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 9 February 2009)
2. "Field News: Somali Region, Ethiopia: Thousands of IDPs in Search of Food and Water" July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, MSF website (accessed 24 February 2009)
3. South West Ogaden Situation Report, February 1994 (accessed 23 December 2008)
4. CSA 2005 National Statistics November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
5. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 November 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Tables 2.4, 2.14 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.