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Regions. 84% of the zone is exposed to
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 50,783 in 9,963 households, of whom 25,862 were men and 24,921 were women. The three largest ethnic groups reported in the
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204:education
564:Mao-Komo
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148:Catholic
66:and the
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495:Kamashi
447:Komesha
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343:35°50′E
220:malaria
188:Amharic
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176:Gumuz
172:Berta
168:Oromo
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132:Berta
124:Oromo
120:Gumuz
116:Berta
108:Oromo
104:Gumuz
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60:Sudan
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