Bale is one of the 12 Zones in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Bale is named for the former kingdom of Bale, which is located in approximately the same area. Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Oromia region. ... Bale is the name of two polities located in the southeastern part of modern Ethiopia The kingdom of Bale The earlier Bale was a Muslim tributary kingdom, between Ifat and Hadiya. ...

Bale is bordered on the south by Borena, on the southwest by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the northwest by Arsi, on the northeast by Misraq Hararghe, and on the east by the Somali Region. The highest point in the Bale Zone, and also the highest point in Oromia, is Mount Batu (4,307 m), one of the Urgoma Mountains. Other notable peaks of the Urgoma include Mount Tulu Deemtu, Mount Darkeena and Mount Gaysay. Towns and cities in Bale include Dodola, Ginir, Goba and Robe. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Arsi (or Arusi) is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia region, Ethiopia. ... Misraq Hararghe (or East Hararghe) is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Somali region. ... Goba is a town in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, located in the south-central part of that country. ...

Points of interest in the Bale Zone include Sheikh Hussein -- named for the tomb of a Moslem saint -- and the Sof Omar Caves. A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ...

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA), reported that 5130 tons of coffee were produced in this zone in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 4.46% of the Region's output and 2.2% of Ethiopia's total output.^[1] Bale is home to three of the major mines of Ethiopia: the gold mine at Kebre Mangest, and the Lega Dembi gold and the Kenticha tantalum mines near Shakiso. The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. ... General Name, Symbol, Number tantalum, Ta, 73 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 5, 6, d Appearance gray blue Atomic mass 180. ...

Demographics

Based on figures from the CSA in 2005, this zone has an estimated total population of 1,727,306, of whom 854,584 were males and 872,722 were females; 233,013 or 13.5% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 63,917.46 square kilometers, Bale has an estimated population density of 27.02 people per square kilometer.^[2]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 11% of the inhabitants of Bale have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 11.4 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 1 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 1.14 for the Oromia Region)^[3] and the equivalent of 1.0 heads of livestock. 19.5 % of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 24%. 66% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 21% in secondary schools. 53% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 555.^[4] Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... Malaria (from Medieval Italian: mala aria — bad air; formerly called ague or marsh fever) is an infectious disease that is widespread in many tropical and subtropical regions. ... Binomial name Glossina morsitans The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, is a fly (order Diptera) that eats blood from animals, including humans. ...

Woredas

• Adaba
• Agarfa
• Berbere
• Dodola
• Gaserana Gololcha
• Ginir
• Goba
• Goro
• Guradamole
• Kokosa
• Legehida
• Meda Welabu
• Mennana Harena Buluk
• Nensebo
• Raytu
• Seweyna
• Sinanana Dinsho

Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. ...

Notes

1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table D.2
2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
3. ^ 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).
4. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).