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Shekosh is town in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, part of the Korahe region. Shekosh is bordered on the southeast by Kebri Dahar, on the west by the Fiq Zone, and on the north by the Degehabur Zone. The major town in Shekosh is Shekosh and other villages Gomaar, Biyoley, Wijiwaji, Raadooyo, Galdiid and Garigo,an these are part of shekosh district. The only perennial river in Shekosh is the Fafen with large valley good for farming. Construction of an 106-kilometer asphalt road between the town of Shekosh and Degehabur was started by March 2009, now is in use. Local inhabitants constitute half of the 1,100 workers employed by the project.〔("Stakeholders voice continued support to ongoing Degehabour- Shekosh road project" ), Ethiopian News Agency website (accessed 14 April 2009)〕 (Shekosh local time ). == Demographics == Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this district has a total population of 48,879, of whom 26,150 are men and 22,729 women. While 4,083 or 8.35% are urban inhabitants, a further 30,394 or 62.18% are pastoralists. 99.32% of the population said they were Muslim.〔(Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region ), Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.4.〕 The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 24,874, of whom 14,136 were men and 10,738 were women; 3,792 or 15.24% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Shekosh was the Somali people (99.92%).〔(''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1'' ) Tables 2.1, 2.12 (accessed 10 January 2009). The results of the 1994 census in the Somali Region were not satisfactory, so the census was repeated in 1997.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shekosh (woreda)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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