Amuru (woreda)
Amuru is one of the Ethiopian woredas (districts) located in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
Geography[]
It is part of the Horo Gudru Welega Zone. It was part of former Amuru Jarte woreda.
The administrative center is . The town of Amuru is in the woreda.
The Amuru woreda is known for its production of teff, barely, maize and other cereal crops.
Demographics[]
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 52,633.
4,892 or 9.3% of its population were urban dwellers.
26,490 were women, and 26,143 were men.
The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 41.77% reporting that as their religion, while 38.53% were Protestants, 14.8% were Moslem, and 4.35% observed traditional beliefs.[1] The two major ethnic groups living in the woreda are Oromo people and Amhara people.
See also[]
- Oromia Region topics
References[]
- ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
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| Arsi Zone |
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| Bale Zone |
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| Borena Zone |
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| Buno Bedele Zone |
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| East Hararghe Zone | |
| East Shewa Zone | |
| East Welega Zone |
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| Guji Zone | |
| Horo Guduru Welega Zone |
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| Illubabor Zone | |
| Jimma Zone |
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| Kelam Welega Zone |
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| North Shewa Zone | |
| Southwest Shewa Zone |
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| West Arsi Zone |
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| West Guji Zone |
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| West Hararghe Zone |
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| West Shewa Zone |
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| West Welega Zone |
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| Adama Special Zone |
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| Jimma Special Zone |
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| Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Finfinne |
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- Amuru (woreda)
- Districts of Oromia Region