Kebri Beyah (woreda)
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Kebri Beyah Qabri Bayax |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): KB | |
 Kebri Beyah
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| Coordinates: 9°21′N 42°48′E / 9.350°N 42.800°E | |
| Country |
 Ethiopia
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| Region | Somali |
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City Administration Mayor = Abdi Fatah Bashiir Sheik |
| Elevation | 1,609 m (5,279 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 165,518 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
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Kebri Beyah (Somali: Qabribayax) is one of the Cities of Ethiopias in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Kebri Beyah is bordered on the south by the Degehabur Zone, on the southwest by the Fiq Zone, on the northwest by Gursum, on the north by Jijiga and Awbere, on the northeast by Somalia, and on the east by Harshin. The City administrative center is Kebri Beyah;.
The average elevation in this woreda is 1530 meters above sea level. The only perennial rivers in Kebri Beyah are the Fafen and the Jerer. As of 2008[update], Kebri Beyah has 55 kilometers of asphalt road, 48 of all-weather gravel road and 2642 kilometers of community roads; about 13.1% of the total population has access to drinking water.
The Ethiopian De-mining Office reported in November 2008 that it had cleared land mines planted in Kebri Beyah as part of the four million square meters of land the office had cleared in the Somali Region.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 165,518, of whom 89,703 are men and 75,815 women. While 25,493 or 15.4% are urban inhabitants, a further 19,806 or 11.97% are pastoralists. 98.77% of the population said they were Muslim.
There are 16,353 refugees from Somalia living at Kebri Beyah refugee camp.
The 1997 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 162,474, of whom 85,974 were men and 76,500 women; 23,725 or 14.6% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Kebri Beyah was the Abaskuul 160,785 (99.0%).
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