Kembata Alaba and Tembaro (KAT) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). KAT is bordered on the south by Semien Omo, on the northwest by Hadiya, on the north by Gurage, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Semien Omo (or North Omo) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region SNNPR. This zone is named for the Omo River, which flows in its western area. ... Hadiya is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Oromia region. ...

The principal town in KAT is Alaba Kulito.

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 8,364 tons of coffee were produced in Gurage, Hadiya and KAT combined in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 8.33% of the SNNPR's output and 3.36% of Ethiopia's total output.^[1] 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. ...

Demographics

Based on figures from the CSA, in 2005 this zone has an estimated total population of 1,045,138, of which 521,274 were males and 523,864 were females; 92,377 or 8.8% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 2,433.93 square kilometers, KAT has an estimated population density of 429.40 people per square kilometer.^[2]

According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 2% of the inhabitants of KT have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 109.8 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 0.6 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.89 for the SNNPR)^[3] the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock. 10.7% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 32%. 73% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 23% in secondary schools. 74% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and none to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 320.^[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... Red blood cell infected with Malaria, derived from mala aria (Medieval Italian for bad air) and formerly called ague or marsh fever in English, is an infectious disease which causes about 350-500 million infections with humans and approximately 1. ... Binomial name Glossina morsitans The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, is a fly (order Diptera) that eats blood from animals, including humans. ...

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).