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Encyclopedia > Gurage Zone

Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). This zone is named for the Gurage people, whose homeland lies in this zone. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Gurage is an ethnic group in Ethiopia. ...


Gurage is bordered on the south by Hadiya on the west north and east by the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by Kembata Alaba and Tembaro (KAT). Its highest point is Mount Gurage. Welkite is the administrative center of the Zone; other towns in Gurage include Butajira and Worabe (Silte). Hadiya is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Oromia region. ... Kembata Alaba and Tembaro (KAT) is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). ...


The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) reported that 7,624 tons of coffee were produced in Gurage, Hadiya and KAT combined in the year ending in 2005, based on inspection records from the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea authority. This represents 7.6% of the SNNPR's output and 3.36% of Ethiopia's total output.[1] The Central Statistical Agency (CSA) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. ...

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Demographics

Based on figures from the CSA, in 2005 this zone has an estimated total population of 2,224,315, of which 1,078,965 were males and 1,145,350 were females; 139,491 or 6.3% of its population are urban dwellers. With an estimated area of 7,992.22 square kilometers, Gurage has an estimated population density of 278.31 people per square kilometer.[2]


According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank memorandum, 3% of the inhabitants of Gurage have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 95.4 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers, the average rural household has 0.5 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 0.89 for the SNNPR)[3] the equivalent of 0.2 heads of livestock. 18.9% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 32%. 79% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 12% in secondary schools. 18% of the zone is exposed to malaria, and 38% to Tsetse fly. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 319.[4] Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease that is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. ... Binomial name Glossina morsitans The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, is a fly (order Diptera) that eats blood from animals, including humans. ...


Woredas

Woreda (also spelled wereda) is an administrative sub-division, or local government, of Ethiopia, equivalent to a district. ... Cheha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Dalocha is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Kokir Gedebano Gutazer is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Lanfro is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Silte is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ... Sodo is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia. ...

Notes

  1. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Table D.2
  2. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
  3. ^ Comparative national and regional figures comes from the World Bank publication, Klaus Deininger et al. "Tenure Security and Land Related Investment", WP-2991 (accessed 23 March 2006)
  4. ^ World Bank, Four Ethiopias: A Regional Characterization (accessed 23 March 2006).

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