Gursum, Somali (woreda)

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

Gursum is one of the woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Jijiga 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 the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 27,510, of whom 14,815 are men and 12,695 women. While 2,970 or 10.8% are urban inhabitants, a further 2,028 or 7.37% are pastoralists. 98.79% of the population said they were Muslim. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Gadabuursi, Reer Muse clan and Gursum Darod clan of the Somali people.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 11,106, of whom 5,679 were men and 5,427 were women; the census identified no urban inhabitants. The largest ethnic group reported in Gursum was the Somali people (99.14%).