# Hamer Bena

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hamer_Bena
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hamer_Bena.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamer_Bena
> Source revision: 1296459538
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

**Hamer Bena** was one of the 77 [woredas](/source/Woreda) in the [Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region](/source/Southern_Nations,_Nationalities,_and_Peoples'_Region) of [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). Part of the [Debub Omo Zone](/source/Debub_Omo_Zone), Hamer Bena was bordered on the south by [Kenya](/source/Kenya), on the southwest by [Kuraz](/source/Kuraz), on the northwest by the [Usno River](/source/Usno_River) which separates it from [Selamago](/source/Selamago), on the north by [Bako Gazer](/source/Bako_Gazer), on the northeast by the [Konso special woreda](/source/Konso_special_woreda), and on the east by the [Oromia Region](/source/Oromia_Region); the [Weito River](/source/Weito_River) separated it from Konso and the Oromia Region and the [Neri River](/source/Neri_River) defined part of the boundary with Bako Gazer. Hamer Bena included part of [Lake Chew Bahir](/source/Lake_Chew_Bahir) along its southeastern border. The administrative center was [Dimeka](/source/Dimeka); other towns in Hamer Bena included [Arbore](/source/Arbore,_Ethiopia), [Key Afer](/source/Key_Afer), and [Turmi](/source/Turmi). Hamer Bena was separated for [Hamer](/source/Hamer_(woreda)) and [Bena Tsemay](/source/Bena_Tsemay) woredas.

This woreda is located in part of the semi-arid lowlands which support agro-pastoral groups who are at various stages of transition from nomadic to sedentary livelihoods.[1] Part of the northwestern corner is included in the [Mago National Park](/source/Mago_National_Park).

## Demographics

Based on figures published by the [Central Statistical Agency](/source/Central_Statistical_Agency_(Ethiopia)) in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 84,293, of whom 42,077 were men and 42,216 were women; 4,171 or 4.95% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.5%. With an estimated area of 8,850.94 square kilometers, Hamer Bena has an estimated population density of 9.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 21.1.[2]

In the 1994 national census Hamer Bena had a population of 59,181, of whom 29,614 were men and 29,567 women; 2,303 or 3.89% of its population were urban dwellers. The five largest ethnic groups reported in this woreda were the [Hamer](/source/Hamer_people) (70.36%), the [Tsamai](/source/Tsamai_people) (14.21%), the [Arbore](/source/Arbore_people) (5.77%), the [Aari](/source/Aari_people) (5.18%), and the [Amhara](/source/Amhara_people) (2.07%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.41% of the population. [Hamer](/source/Hamer_language) was spoken as a first language by 71.4% of the inhabitants, 13.2% spoke [Tsamai](/source/Tsamai_language), 5.79% spoke [Arbore](/source/Arbore_language), 5.13% spoke [Aari](/source/Aari_language), and 2.61% spoke [Amharic](/source/Amharic_language); the remaining 1.87% spoke all other primary languages reported.[3] The Hamer people have their homeland in the western part, the Arbore in the eastern, and the Tsamai live in the northeastern; the remaining members of [Birale people](/source/Birale_people) live in a few villages within the territory of Hamer people. Other groups dwelling in Hamer Bena who were not counted in the 1994 national census, yet mentioned in the report of a [UNDP](/source/UNDP) officer, were the [Banna people](/source/Banna_people) and [Kara peoples](/source/Kara_people).[1] Concerning [education](/source/Education_in_Ethiopia), 3.4% of the population were considered literate.[4] Concerning [sanitary conditions](/source/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Ethiopia), about 58% of the urban and 5% of the total had toilet facilities.[5]

## Notes

1. ["Field Trip Report to South Omo zone and Konso wereda (SNNPRS)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110928105842/http://www.ocha-eth.org/Archive/DownloadableReports/S_omo96may.pdf), UNDP-EUE, May 1996 (accessed 19 February 2009)

1. [CSA 2005 National Statistics](http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070813054932/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm) 2007-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables B.3 and B.4

1. [*1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region*, Vol. 1, part 1](http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partI.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081119232405/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partI.pdf) 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.12, 2.15. (accessed 30 December 2008)

1. [*1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region*, Vol. 1, part 2](http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partII.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081119202355/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partII.pdf) 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine, Table 3.7 (accessed 17 April 2009)

1. [*1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region*, Vol. 1, part 2](http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck07%5Ck07_partIV.pdf), Table 6.11 (accessed 17 April 2009)

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hamer Bena](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamer_Bena) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamer_Bena?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.