Gode Zone

Shabelle Zone Gobalka Shabelle
Map of Shabelle Zone
Shabelle Zone Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 6°00′N 43°45′E / 6.000°N 43.750°E / 6.000; 43.750
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Somali
Zone	Gode
Population (2007)
• Total	464,253
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Gode (Somali: Godey, Arabic: غودي‎‎) is one of nine Zones of the Somali Region, Ogaden, of Ethiopia. This zone is named for its largest city, Gode. Gode is bordered on the west by Afder, on the north by Fiq, on the northeast by Korahe, and on the south by the Provisional Administrative Line with Somalia. The Shebelle River runs through this zone. Shabelle zone has 10 Districts and they are Gode , Kelafo, Mustahīl (town), Ferfer, Adadle, Imi, Ethiopia, Danan, Ethiopia,, Beercaano,, Elaalo Abaaqarow

Grazing land makes up 95% of Gode. Six of its seven woderas are located along the banks of the Shebelle river, which flows out of the highlands through the Zone and continue into Somalia. 40-50% of the population depends upon irrigated farming, 25-30% on agro-pastoralism and 20-30% on pastoralism and less than 1% on urban service activities. Gode is characterized by an "extensive flat to gently sloping topography" that accounts for about 94% of the Zone’s total area. An estimated 56% of the area of the zone is occupied by pasturage which consists of open grass land, bush and shrub grass land, and wooded grass land, while 33% is occupied by wood land, shrub land and bush land. The remaining 11% is arable or cultivated.

bishii April 2006, in hawlgal ay wada fuliyeen Al-Nejah Relief, CHF International began a program to restore shallow wells and improve sanitation habits in the Gode and Afder Zones of the Somali Region.