The Central Statistical Agency (csa)

The Central Statistical Agency (CSA)

• The Central Statistical Agency (CSA)

• Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI)

• Ethiopia Strategy Support Program II (ESSP-II): International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

• The Atlas Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team:

We would like to thank:

• We would like to thank:

• Ethiopian Mapping Agency
• Information Network Security Agency
• National Meteorological Agency

• In addition, the production of this Atlas was made possible through financial support to ESSP-II of a consortium of donors:

• United States Agency for International Development
• UK Department for International Development
• Canadian International Development Agency
• Development Cooperation of Ireland

Supplements the Census 2007 Report by providing clear graphic depictions of socio-economic characteristics of Ethiopia’s geographic areas

• Supplements the Census 2007 Report by providing clear graphic depictions of socio-economic characteristics of Ethiopia’s geographic areas

• Provides a spatial database in order to facilitate further analysis and research

• Supports future planning and helps to illuminate policy debate

• Provides better understanding of the spatial dimensions of demographics, poverty, and opportunities for economic growth in Ethiopia

Data preparation and organization

• Data preparation and organization

• Geographic data
• CSA delineated and digitized approximately 75,000 enumeration areas (EAs) for census data collection
• Seamless geodatabase created, composed of:
• EA, Kebele, Woreda, Zone and Region boundaries
• Other biophysical features (Lakes, parks and natural reserves )
• Infrastructures- roads
• Tabular (census) data
• Compiled at woreda level and indicators calculated
• Indicators merged into a GIS and mapped to highlight spatial clustering and dispersion

Major cities cluster along transportation corridors

• Major cities cluster along transportation corridors

• Woreda road density suggests transportation network more concentrated in the highlands and within higher populated areas

The two most important rains (and harvests) are during the Kiremt and Belg seasons.

• The two most important rains (and harvests) are during the Kiremt and Belg seasons.

• The Kiremt rains affect most of the country from July through September, related with the Meher harvest, which constitutes 90 to 95 percent of Ethiopia’s total annual crop production.