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Name: State of Harar info

Comment: Harari is one of the most popular historical towns in the Eastern part of Ethiopia. The State has no administrative zones or woredas. The total number of kebeles of the city are 19, while the rural part of the State has 17 farmers associations.

CAPITAL CITY

The capital city of the State is Harar

LOCATION

The State of Harari people is located in the Eastern part of Ethiopia, surrounded by the State of Oromia.

AREA

The State's size is estimated at 340 square kilometres.

POPULATION

According to the 1994 census result the population is 131,139. The percentage share of males and females is about 50% each. The urban residents of the State were 76,378 while its rural inhabitants were 54,761. This State is the only member state of FDRE where the majority of its population lives in urban area.

The ethnic composition in the State include, Oromo 52.3%, Amhara 32.6%, Harari 7.1%, and Guragies 3.2%. Harari language is the official language of the State.

According to the 1994 census result the religious composition of the population of the State indicates that 60.3% were Muslims, 38.2% Orthodox Christian, 0.9% Protestants, 0.55% Catholics, and 0.1% followers of other religious groups.

MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES

The State???s population is engaged predominantly in farming, civil service and commerce. Sorghum, maize, chat, coffee, orange, mango are among major agricultural products.

An exotic variety of goods is offered for sale, and colourful cloths and jewellery worn by the people create a wild array of colour. The Harari people excel in artisan crafts, such as weaving silver and cooper filigree, tanning, cutlery and blade production and sandal making.

TOPOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Harari lies 51 kilometers to the south east of DireDawa. It is located in the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley looking over the vast Danakil desert to the north, the cattle rich savannahs to the south and fertile lands of the Harar mountains to the east. It lies between two rivers, tributaries of the Erer, on the southern edge of a vast plateau. The surrounding mountains divide the Great Rift valley from the plains of the Ogaden. The climate of the State is one of the most pleasant in the country. Temperature is even between 17.1?C-20.2?C throughout the year. The coolest season (18.7?C) which is between June-September, coincides with heavy rains accompanied by storms and strong electrical discharges. The average annual intensity of precipitation is about 750-1,000 mm. The mean amount of rainfall over three years as registered 10 years ago was 1,509 mm.

TOURISM AND HERITAGE

The origin of the walled city of Harar dates before the thirteenth century, the houses of the old city are constructed of stone and plaster, with flat roofs, Harar???s strategic location made it an important centre of Islamic culture and commerce. With its 99 mosques. Harar is considered to be the fourth most holy city of Islam.

The setting of medieval walls tightly embracing the ancient city, its rich and exciting market-place, its towering and

majestic mountains, and its bracing cool air make Harar an exciting place to visit. The Rimbaud house, named after the renowned French poet, Arthur Rimbaud is also found in the vicinity of the walled city.

INVESTMENT

There are more than 80 investors with a capital of above 200 million Birr in the State. This will create employment opportunities for over 10,000 persons. Harrari is rich in construction minerals such as marble, granite, dolomite and asbestos. The investment activity includes in the sector of industry, agriculture, construction, mining, transport service and hotel.

Name: Harar Demographics

Comment: Demographics

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) published in 2005, Harari has an estimated total population of 196,000, consisting of 100,000 men and 96,000 women. 74,000 or 37.8% of the population are estimated to be rural inhabitants, while 122,000 or 62.2% are urban. With an estimated area of 311.25 square kilometers, this region has an estimated density of 629.72 people per square kilometer.[1]

These estimates are based on the 1994 census, in which the region's population was reported to be 131,139 and a male to female ratio of about 1:1. At the time of the census, 76,378 lived in urban areas, while 54,761 lived in rural ones; it is the only region where the majority of its population lives in urban area.

Ethnic groups in the region include the Oromo (52.3%), Amhara (32.6%), Harari (7.1%), and Gurage (3.2%). The Harari language is the official language of the State.

The religious composition of the population of the region indicated that 60.3% were Muslims, 38.2% were Orthodox Christian, 0.9% Protestant, 0.55 Catholic, and 0.1% followers of other religions.[2]

[edit] Economy

The CSA of Ethiopia estimated in 2005 that farmers in Harari had a total 31,730 head of cattle (representing less than 0.1% of Ethiopia's total cattle), 3,440 sheep (less than 0.1%), 26,910 goats (0.21%), 6,320 asses (0.25%), 31,430 poultry of all species (0.1%), and 670 beehives (less than 0.1%).[3]

[edit] Presidents of the Executive Committee

* Haji Gotu 1990s

* Abdulahi Idris Ibrahim 199x - September 1999

* Ghazali Mohammed September 1999 - September 2000

* Nuria Abdulahi (female president) September - October 2000

* Fuad Ibrahim October 2000 - 3 October 2005

* Murad Abdulhadi (HNL) 3 October 2005 - Present

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