Derwernache (Somali: Dharwanaaje) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Fafan Zone of the Somali Region, this town has an elevation of 1402 meters above sea level.
Derwernache
Dharwanaaje (Somali) | |
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Town | |
![]() ![]() Derwernache Location in Ethiopia | |
Coordinates: 9°49′47.6″N 43°01′54.7″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Somali Region |
District | Awbare, Fafan Zone |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Climate | BSh |
The UNHCR reports that in 2000 they assisted in the digging of a couple of relatively shallow wells at this settlement.[1]
The inhabitants of this town are primarily of the Jibriil Yoonis clan of the Makahiil subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[2]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 135,645, of whom 102,327 are men and 33,318 are women.[3] The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 123,891 of whom 67,768 were men and 56,123 women. The largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali Gadabuursi(99.47%), ; all other ethnic groups made up 0.53% of the population.[4] It is a major town in the Awbare district.
Darwonaji is dominated by the Jibril Younis Gadabursi, but is more mixed at the Gadabursi sub-clan level.
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