were 75,693 households in Dire Dawa administrative council with an average of 4.5 persons per household. The major ethnic groups in Dire Dawa include the Oromo (46.08%), Amhara (20.09%), Somali (24.24%), Gurage (4.54%), Harari (1.08%); the remaining 3.97% of the population consists of all other ethnic groups. 70.9% of Dire Dawans