Dihun is a

woreda Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''. These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...

Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state ...

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. Part of the

Nogob Zone Nogob ( so, Nogob), formerly known as Fik, is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. Nogob Zone is bordered on the south by Gode, on the southwest by Afder Zone, on the west and northwest by the Oromia Region, on the north by Fafan, on the east ...

, Dihun is bordered on the south by the

Gode Zone Shabelle is one of nine Zones of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as Gode ( so, Godey, ar, غودي), so named after its largest city, Gode. Shabelle is bordered on the west by Afder, on the north by Fiq, on the northeast ...

, on the west by the Shebelle River which separates it from

Salahad Salaxaad waa dagmo katirsan gobolka Erer ee dowlad degaanka somalida, waxayna magaalada fik ee xarunta gobolla ujirtaa 250-km dhinaca Galbeed, waana magaalo caan ku ah xoolaha iyo malabka Demographics Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Ce ...

, on the northwest by Hamero, on the northeast by Segeg, and on the east by Gerbo. The major town in Dihun is Geresley. The average elevation in this woreda is around 859 meters above sea level. , Dihun has neither all-weather gravel roads nor community roads; around 9.11% of the total population has access to drinking water.

Demographics

* Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the

Central Statistical Agency The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth ...

of Ethiopia, this woreda has a total population of 50,302 of whom 34,404 are men and 15,898 women. While 222,160 or 8.84% are urban inhabitants, a further 90,340 or 37.24% are pastoralists. 99.16% of the population said they were

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Darod clan of the

Somali people The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared ...

. The werada is mainly dominated by Ogaden subclans of Maxamed Subeer, especially Reer Cabdille reer ugaas koshin and Reer Amaadin, especially jeeraar The most important natural feature are Qarri Juqod mountains which are a very long chain of mountains. some of the seasonal rivers in the area are Ssamane, Dawadiid, Faarayse, and Cusbalay. In addition, Badhaxlay, Laqanyo, Biyajanale, Ciiralay, Waadhi, and Bali Caroog are also water source called yaaxeen. Garbo arah (natural salt source), dhoobaale (water source mostly for camels) godcaruusaad, darbi-balanbal are also some of the natural features in the area. The highest points in terms of elevation in Qarri Juqood mountains are cirey, dulhawd and qul_qul. The seven well mentioned part of the mountain (Qarri-Juqood) are Dulhawd, Ciray, Cooldanlay, Qoofallay, Saalunlay, Habargaylo, and Dulcaanood. The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 28,259, of whom 15,572 were men and 12,687 were women; 1,148 or 4.06% of its population were urban dwellers. (This total also includes an estimate for the inhabitants of 8 rural kebeles, which were not counted; they were estimated to have 8,135 inhabitants, of whom 4,484 were men and 3,651 women.) The largest ethnic group reported in Dihun was the Somali (99.84%).''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1''
Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.13 (accessed 12 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.

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