Official Name: | Tuli Gulled |
Native Name Lang: | so |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia#Africa |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ethiopia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Zone |
Subdivision Name2: | Faafan |
Population As Of: | 2007 |
Population Total: | 92,901 |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Elevation M: | 1816 |
Coordinates: | 9.6167°N 87°W |
Tuli Gulled (so|Tuli Guuleed) is a district in the Faafan zone of the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Tuli Guleed is bordered on the north by Sitti, on the east by the district of Lafaciise, on the south by Jigjiga and on the west by the Chinaksen in the Oromia Region.
The most important livelihoods are livestock farming and some arable farming (agropastoralism), which compromise of 75-85% of the population. Tuli Guleed has colder winters than the highlands, while the lowlands have mild winters. The regional elevation is the major factor in temperature levels, with the higher areas being on average 17 °C (62 °F) cooler. Hot summer days are influenced by the relatively low humidity and cooler evenings during summer months.
Tuli Guleed has often been the centre of clashes between the Geri Koombe clan of the Somali and the Jaarso clan of the Oromo, who lived synonymously in the district until the re-shaping of the districts line in 2004. The district has a Somali majority, with the remaining being the Jaarso, who often claim both Oromo and Somali. The clan clashes came from the minority Jaarso wanting the district to be in Oromia and the majority Geri Koombe refusing. However, it is still in the Somali Region as the majority of the population are Somali.[1]
Based on the 2017 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 92,901, with 52,100 being men and 38,801 being women.[2] This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Geri Koombe clan of the Somali. The largest ethnic group reported in Tuli Guleed are assumed to be the Somalis, however this is not clear due to the district being new in the time of the census.[3] The district is mostly inhabited by the Geri Koombe of the Darod Somali, however other Somali clans such as the Jidwaaq, Abdi Kumade of the Darod Somali, the Karanle of the Hawiye Somali and the Jaarso of the Oromo can also be found in this district.