Boh (woreda)

Boh is one of four administrative districts ( woredas ) in the Warder Zone of the Somali region of Ethiopia . The main town of woreda is Boh of the same name . Boh lies on the border with Somalia or Somaliland and Puntland and is the easternmost woreda in all of Ethiopia.

The area of the Woredas Boh and Geladi belongs to the Haud and is inhabited by Somali , who mainly belong to the clans of the Majerteen- and Dolbohanta- Darod and live as nomadic ranchers. Until the middle of the 20th century, little water was available in this area during the dry season, so that the nomads turned to the wells of Warder and the surrounding areas as well as to Gaalkacyo , Las Anod or Garoowe in Somalia. More recently, the number of water points has increased: a borehole was dug in Boh in 1963, and more holes followed in Docmo and Dogob in the 1970s. In addition, numerous private birkas , underground water reservoirs have been created since the 1970s . These developments have made it possible for the pasture areas that were previously mainly used in the rainy season to be grazed in the dry season. However, this has also resulted in the most important forage crops becoming scarcer.

According to the 2007 census, woreda Boh has 103,074 inhabitants, of which 8.91% (9,188) live in urban areas. Larger towns are the main town Boh with 5,082 and Dimeriad with 1,592 inhabitants (2005). In 1997, of 79,428 residents, 99.99% were Somali and 5.63% (4,471) were city residents.

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^ UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia: Changing Pastoralism in the Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (Region 5) , May 30, 1998
↑ Central Statistical Agency : Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), p. 73
↑ Central Statistical Agency : 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Table B.4 (PDF; 1.8 MB) @1@ 2

↑ The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Volume I: Part I. Statistical Report on Population Size and Characteristics ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 1998 (PDF; 51.8 MB)

[1] UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia: Changing Pastoralism in the Ethiopian Somali National Regional State (Region 5) , May 30, 1998

[2] Central Statistical Agency : Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results ( Memento of March 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 4.7 MB), p. 73

[3] Central Statistical Agency : 2005 National Statistics, Section – B Population ( Memento of the original dated February 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Table B.4 (PDF; 1.8 MB) @1@ 2

[4] The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Volume I: Part I. Statistical Report on Population Size and Characteristics ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , 1998 (PDF; 51.8 MB) @1@ 2