Derwernache


Derwernache is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Fafan Zone of the Somali Region, this town has an elevation of 1402 meters above sea level.
The UNHCR reports that in 2000 they assisted in the digging of a couple of relatively shallow wells at this settlement.

Demographics

The inhabitants of this town are primarily of the Jibriil Yoonis clan of the Makahiil subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan, but various other sub-clans of the Gadabursi reside in this town as well.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 35,645, of whom 19,327 are men and 16,318 are women. The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 23,891 of whom 12,768 were men and 11,123 women. The largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali, and foreign nationals from Somalia ; all other ethnic groups made up 1.51% of the population. It is a major town in the Awbare district.