Gursum, Somali (woreda)

For the woreda of the same name in the Oromia Region, see Gursum, Oromia (woreda).

Gursum is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Fafan Zone, Gursum is bordered on the south by Babille, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Ajersagora, on the east by Jijiga, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah. Information is not available on the towns of this woreda.

Demographics

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this District has an estimated total population of 211,593, of whom 105,509 are men and 106,084 are women; 15,478 or 7.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 876.57 square kilometers, Gursum has an estimated population density of 241.4 people per square kilometer. This district is primarily inhabited by Cali fiqicumar or the Bursuug Akisho both Dir and muuse celi ,the sub-clans of the celi Arap on the Somali region side.