▁census , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 7 1 3 , 5 1 7 ▁are ▁men ▁and ▁ 6 8 8 , 9 7 5 ▁women ; ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 3 , 6 9 0 . 5 6 ▁square ▁kilom eters , ▁B ale ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 2 . 1 0 . ▁While ▁ 1 6 6 , 7 5 8 ▁or ▁ 2 6 . 2 0 % ▁are ▁urban ▁inhabitants , ▁a ▁further ▁ 4 4 , 6 1 0 ▁or ▁ 3 . 1 8 % ▁are ▁past oral ists . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 9 7 , 0 8 1 ▁households ▁were ▁counted ▁in ▁this ▁Zone , ▁which ▁results ▁in ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 . 7 2 ▁persons ▁to ▁a ▁household , ▁and ▁ 2 8 7 , 1 8 8 ▁housing ▁units . ▁The ▁three ▁largest ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁reported ▁were ▁the ▁O rom o ▁( 9 1 . 2 % ), ▁the ▁Am h ara ▁( 5 . 7 %) ▁and ▁the ▁Som ali ▁( 1 . 4 4 % ); ▁all ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁made ▁up ▁ 1 . 6 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁A fa an ▁O rom o ▁was ▁spoken ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁language ▁by ▁ 9 0 . 4 6 %, ▁Am har ic ▁was ▁spoken ▁by ▁ 7 . 1 1 % ▁and ▁Som ali ▁by ▁ 1 . 0 5 %; ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 . 3 8 % ▁spoke ▁all