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''Sitti ((ソマリ語:''Sitti'')) Formerly known as shinile () is one of nine Zones of the Somali Region of Ethiopia Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region, and stretching across the savanna north of the Ahmar Mountains, Sitti is bordered on the south by Dire Dawa and the Oromia Region, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Djibouti, on the east by Somalia, and on the southeast by Jijiga. Part of the northwestern corner is occupied by the Yangudi Rassa National Park, which is a notable local landmark. == Demographics == Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 457,086, of whom 246,302 are men and 210,784 women. While 64,263 or 14.06% are urban inhabitants, a further 203,285 or 44.47% were pastoralists. Two largest ethnic groups reported in Sitti were the Somalis (97.03%) and Amhara (1.42%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.55% of the population. Somali language is spoken as a first language by 96.91%, Amharic by 1.36%, and Oromo by 1.34%; the remaining 0.39% spoke all other primary languages reported. 98.35% of the population said they were Muslim.〔(Census 2007 Tables: Somali Region ), Tables 2.1, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.〕 Its inhabitants are predominantly the Issa, Gadabuursi and Gurgura subgroups of the Somali Dir.〔Ahmed Ali and Walter Eggenberger, ("Shinille: A Neglected Zone Slips Into Crises" ) OCHA-Ethiopia Report. July 2000 (accessed 15 January 2009)〕 The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 358,703 in 54,617 households, of whom 191,094 were men and 167,609 were women; 53,374 or 14.88% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Shinile was the Somali (95%); a similar share spoke Somali (95%). Only 12,085 or 3.4% were literate.〔(''1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Somali Region, Vol. 1'' ) Tables 2.1, 2.8, 2.12, 2.15, 3.7 (accessed 1 January 2009).〕 According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, none of the inhabitants of Sitti have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 17.3 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 1.2 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 2.25 for pastoral Regions)〔Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, (Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 ) (accessed 23 March 2006). This publication defines Benishangul-Gumaz, Afar and Somali as "pastoral Regions".〕 and the equivalent of 1.4 heads of livestock. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 387.〔(World Bank, ''Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization'' ) (accessed 23 March 2006).〕 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「Shinile Zone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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