Korahe (
Somali Qorahey) is one of nine Zones of the
Somali Region of
Ethiopia. Korahe is bordered on the south and west by
Gode, on the north by
Degehabur, and on the east by
Werder. The largest city in Korahe is
Kebri Dahar.
The gas fields of Calub and Hilala lie in this Zone, making petrochemical extraction a potentially important industry.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Korahe has an estimated total population of 305,266, of which 171,467 are men and 133,799 are women; 55,537 or 18.2% of its population are urban dwellers. Information is not available for the area of this zone, so its population density cannot be calculated.[1]
The 1997 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 242,276 in 28,891 households, of whom 138,200 were men and 104,076 were women; 37,226 or 15.37% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Korahe was the Somali (98.75%); a similar proportion spoke Somali (99.13%) as their primary language. Only 14,256 or 5.88% were literate.[2]
