# Nuer Zone

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**The Nuer Zone** [Amharic](/source/Amharic) (ኑዌር ዞን) [Thok Naath](/source/Thok_Naath) (Gua̱th Ciɛŋkä naath), is a zone in the [Gambela Region](/source/Gambela_Region) of [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia). It was created from former Administrative Zone 3. The Nuer zone is located in western Gambella and is the westernmost zone of Ethiopia. The Zone is bordered by [South Sudan](/source/South_Sudan), on the Northern [Baro River](/source/Baro_River), Western [Piwbör](/source/Pibor_River), and Southwestern [Pibor River](/source/Pibor_River), on the east by Itang Special Woreda, and on the South-East by [Anuak Zone](/source/Anuak_Zone). The administrative town of Nyinenyang (Nyin nyaaŋ) contains five administrative woredas: Kuergeng Town, Kuach Thia̱ng Town (Jekow/Jɔk dhurɛ), Nyinenyang Town,(Wanthɔa̱r), Matar Town, and Tiergol Town (Aköbä)Tiergol Town. Nuer Zone is within the Ethiopian lowlands and is relatively flat at an elevation between 400 and 430 meters above sea level. The zone consists of grasslands, marshes, and swamps with some forests. The economy is predominantly based on livestock. In 2006, there were no agricultural cooperatives, no documented roads, and little other Reference infrastructure.[1] Both [Jikawo](/source/Jikawo) and [Akobo](/source/Akobo_(woreda)) woredas are flooded during the [rainy season](/source/Rainy_season), requiring the people to migrate to the highlands with their cattle until the waters recede; thus raising livestock is the primary source of income in this Zone.[2]

## Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the [Central Statistical Agency](/source/Central_Statistical_Agency_(Ethiopia)) of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 112,606, of whom 60,543 are men and 52,063 women. 12,266 or 10.89% of the population are urban inhabitants. The three largest [ethnic groups](/source/Ethnic_groups) of the Nuer Zone were the [Nuer](/source/Nuer_people) (95.56%), the [Anuak](/source/Anuak_people) (2.06%) and the [Sidama](/source/Sidama_people) (1.16%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.22% of the population. [Nuer](/source/Nuer_language) was spoken as a first language by 96.68%, and 2.06% spoke [Anuak](/source/Anuak_language); the remaining 1.26% spoke all other primary languages reported. The largest group of the inhabitants said they were [Protestant](/source/P'ent'ay), with 88.82% of the population reporting they embraced that belief, while 5.7% practiced traditional religions, 5.3% were [Muslim](/source/Islam_in_Ethiopia), 3.26% were [Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholicism_in_Ethiopia), and 1.44% professed [Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity](/source/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Christianity).[3]

## Notes

1. [*Atlas of the Ethiopian Rural Economy*](http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/Atlas%20of%20the%20Ethiopian%20Rural%20Economy.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070701060845/http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/Atlas%20of%20the%20Ethiopian%20Rural%20Economy.pdf) 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, pp. 30f

1. Abraham Sewonet, ["Breaking the Cycle of Conflict in Gambella Region](https://www.who.int/disasters/repo/8684.pdf), UN-Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia Assessment Mission: 23–29 December 2002

1. [Census 2007 Tables: Gambela Region](http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=270&format=raw&Itemid=521), Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.

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