Derwernache Explained

Official Name:Derwernache
Native Name:Dharwanaaje
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates:9.8299°N 43.0319°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Somali Region
Subdivision Name2:Awbare, Fafan Zone
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BSh

Derwernache (Somali: Dharwanaaje) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Fafan Zone of the Somali Region, this town has an elevation of 1402 meters above sea level.

The UNHCR reports that in 2000 they assisted in the digging of a couple of relatively shallow wells at this settlement.[1]

Demographics

The inhabitants of this town are primarily of the Jibriil Yoonis clan of the Makahiil subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[2]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 135,645, of whom 102,327 are men and 33,318 are women.[3] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 123,891 of whom 67,768 were men and 56,123 women. The largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali Gadabuursi(99.47%), ; all other ethnic groups made up 0.53% of the population.[4] It is a major town in the Awbare district.

Notes and References

  1. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/d/ORTDAO.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  2. Book: Ambroso. Guido. Pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and eastern Ethiopia. August 2002. UNHCR Brussels. Darwonaji is dominated by the Jibril Younis Gadabursi, but is more mixed at the Gadabursi sub-clan level..
  3. http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics
  4. http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck05%5Ck05.pdf 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1