West Omo or Mirab Omo is a Zone in the

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 ...

South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region The South West Region, officially the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region () is a regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was split off from the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) on 23 November 2021 after a succes ...

. West Omo is located at Ethiopia’s southern margin, where Maji and Surma woredas are bordering

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, encompassing the area to the west of the

Omo River The Omo River (also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile, Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Keny ...

. The area is dominantly inhabited by the Dizi, Suri and Me'enit communities. West Omo Zone has seven districts and 116 kebeles (112 rural and 4 urban).

Demographics

The West Omo Zone has a population of 272,943 people, accounting for 12% of South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region, and comprises 49.5% male and 50.5% female in 55,703 households. 60% were pastoral.

References

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