page_title: Obock Region
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Obock Region / Economy
caption_attribution_description: English: Traditional houses on the Mabla Mountains Simple English: Traditional houses on the Mabla Mountains Français&#160;: Maisons traditionnelles sur les montagnes de Mabla Español: Casas tradicionales en las montañas Mabla
context_page_description: The Obock Region is a region in northern Djibouti. It has a land area of 4,700 square kilometres, and had a population of 37,856 in 2009. It lies along the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjoura and includes the Seven Brothers, Doumeira Islands and the coastal city of Obock. It lies along a portion of the national border with Eritrea. In total area, it is larger than Cape Verde and smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. The topography of the region has highland and coastal plains.
context_section_description: The region is characterized mainly by an activity oriented towards animal production (goat and dromedary farming), and agricultural activities in irrigated areas and artisanal fishing along the entire length of its coastline. The practice of small business and other informal activities is also widespread in the town of Obock and in the main localities. The number of salaried jobs is quite limited. The 200 fishermen of Obock are relatively well organized as part of their Association of Fishermen Cooperatives of Obock.
caption: Traditional houses in the Mabla Mountains.
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