Derwonaji

Derwonaji (also transliterated Derwernache) is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Jijiga Zone of the Somali Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 9°50′N 43°02′E / 9.833°N 43.033°E / 9.833; 43.033Coordinates: 9°50′N 43°02′E / 9.833°N 43.033°E / 9.833; 43.033 and 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.

The inhabits of this town are primarily of the Jibril Younis clan of the Makahiil sub-clan of the Gadabursi, 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 (67.47%), and foreign nationals from Somalia (31.02%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.51% of the population. It is one of two towns in Awbere woreda.

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