Fiq zone

The Fiq zone is an administrative zone of the Somali region in Ethiopia . It is located in the west of the region on the Erer River on the border with Oromia . According to the 2007 census, it had 347,769 inhabitants, of whom 33,898 lived in urban areas. The capital of the zone is Fiq (Fiiq). In 1997, 99.89% of the 233,431 inhabitants were Somali , 99.98% spoke Somali as their mother tongue. 1.33% (2,912) could read and write.

According to the documents of the Central Statistics Agency of Ethiopia from 2007, the zone is divided into the eight woredas Fiq , Dihun , Segeg , Gerbo , Hamero , Legehida , Selehad and Meyu Muluke . In the documents from 1998 and 2005, however, the three woredas Legehida, Selehad and Meyu Muluke, which stretch along the border with Oromia, are not mentioned. These areas are affected by the border dispute between Somali and Oromia.

Larger places in the Fiq zone are next to Fiq Hamero , Segeg , Gerbo and Geresley .

About 70 to 80% of the population are cattle breeders who keep camels, goats, sheep and cattle in abundant pasture areas. They live as nomads and roam within the zone in normal years; in worse years they also go to the woreda Babile and other areas of the Jijiga zone , in the vicinity of Imi and parts of the Oromia region. 15–25% of the population in Fiq are agropastoralists who combine agriculture (sorghum and maize) and animal husbandry (cattle, as well as small cattle and camels). Up to 5% are city dwellers who make a living from non-agricultural activities. Due to the trade relations with Somalia , the Somali shilling is common as a means of payment in the south of the zone , while the Ethiopian birr dominates in the north .

The Fiq zone is affected by the conflict between the separatist ONLF and the Ethiopian army, which has intensified since 2007. Human Rights Watch said the army in particular committed human rights abuses against civilians in the zone. The Doctors Without Borders complained that they had been prevented from access to the Fiq Zone.

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1. ↑ ^{a b} 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
2. ↑ ^{a b} CSA: 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1 ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 51.8 MB), 1998 
3. ↑ ^{a b} 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. , Tables B.3, B.4 (PDF; 1.8 MB) 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Save the Children / Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency: Fik Pastoral Livelihood Zone ( Memento of the original from January 10, 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. (PDF; 924 kB), 2001 
5. ↑ Human Rights Watch: Collective Punishment - War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in the Ogaden area of ​​Ethiopia's Somali Region , 2008