Dembel

Dembel
Town
Dembel Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 9°48′N 42°36′E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Somali
Zone	Shinile
Woreda	Dembel
Elevation	1,333 m (4,373 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Dembel is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region. It is the administrative center of Dembel woreda.[1]

Overview

Inhabitants of this woreda have engaged in crop farming since 1965; however, there has been a great decline in crop production from 1989 to 2001. That was primarily caused by clan conflicts and aggravated by severe droughts. Between 35-45% of the inhabitants are pastoralists, while 55-65% raise cereals (mostly sorghum) as well as raise livestock.

Demographics

This town is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar Cabdale, Makayl-Dheere, and Celi Makahil subclans of the Gadabuursi Dir clan family.[2][3][4]

The Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region (2010) states that the Dembel district is predominantly Gadabuursi:[5][6]

"Mainly Somali Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiye groups, who inhabit Erer, Dambal and Meiso districts respectively."[7]

References

1. The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Statistical report. The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results at Country Level. The Authority. 1998. p. 40. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
2. "Shinile Agropastoral Livelihood Zone" (PDF). Save the Children. 2001. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012. Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiya who are mainly Agro‐Pastoral, also inhabit the districts of Erer, Dambal and Meiso respectively...
3. "IL-DUUFKA WEYN EE LALA BEEGSADAY DAD-WEYNAHA GOBOLKA HARAWO". Harawo.org (in Somali). Archived from the original on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
4. "United Nations Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia, Field Trip to Jijiga (22-29 April, 1994)" (PDF). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
5. "Nutrition Assessment in Agro-Pastoral areas of Shinile, Dambal and Errer Districts Somali Region" (PDF). 2004. p. 32. The population in these districts is made up of different Somali groups. The Issa, the majority of whom are pastoralists, are the dominant clan in the Shinile zone. The Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiya are mainly agro-pastoral and inhabit the Erer, Dambal and Mieso districts respectively.
6. "Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region: Water and livelihoods in a highland to lowland transect in eastern Ethiopia" (PDF). 2010. p. 9. mainly Somali Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiye groups, who inhabit Erer, Dambal and Meiso districts respectively.
7. "Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region: Water and livelihoods in a highland to lowland transect in eastern Ethiopia" (PDF). 2010. p. 9. mainly Somali Gurgura, Gadabursi and Hawiye groups, who inhabit Erer, Dambal and Meiso districts respectively.