Jarati (Melka Chireti) is a district (woreda) in the Afder Zone of the Somali Region. The town of Jarati has an estimated population of 149,903 people (84,841 men and 65,062 women). The majority of the inhabitants are from the Gaadsan clan, particularly the Reer Dhaweed Aadan lineage.
Overview The NGO Médecins Sans Frontières operates a clinic in Melka Chireti."Field News: Somali Region, Ethiopia: Thousands of IDPs in Search of Food and Water" , MSF website (accessed 24 February 2009)
Demographics This woreda is primarily inhabited by Gaadsan clan of Somali.South West Ogaden Situation Report, February 1994 (accessed 23 December 2008)Karanle
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Melka Chireti has an estimated total population of 8,903, of whom 4,841 were men and 4,062 were women.CSA 2005 National Statistics , Table B.4 The 1997 national census reported a total population for this town of 5,967, of whom 3,198 were men and 2,769 were women. The predominant ethnic group reported in Jarati was the Dawed clan of Somali(99.64% of the population).1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 Tables 2.4, 2.14 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997. It is the largest town in Chereti woreda.
Major towns in Chereti include Ara-arba, Gurro, Habal-alan, Ducanle, and Janale.
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