Cheliya

Coordinates: 9°00′N 37°30′E / 9.000°N 37.500°E / 9.000; 37.500
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Cheliya is one of the

Tikur. The administrative center of this Aanaa is Gedo; other towns in Cheliya include Babiche, Ejaji, and Hamus Gebeya. Midakegn
woreda was separated form Cheliya.

Overview

Prominent peaks in this woreda include Mount Tulluu Maraa (3128 meters); rivers include the Racho and Walshomo. Local landmarks of note include the Gedo State Forest. A survey of the land in Cheliya shows that 87.4% is arable or cultivable, 7.2% pasture, 2.98% forest, and 2.42% other.[1] Although coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 2,000 hectares are planted with this crop.[2]

There are 39 primary schools in this woreda, 18 providing education for grades 1-4 and 21 providing education for grades 1–8, and two secondary education schools, both providing education for grades 9–12. Health services are provided by one health center and two clinics; these facilities are ill-equipped and under-staffed, making them insufficient to reach the entire population.[3]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 156,962, of whom 78,562 were men and 78,400 women; 22,745 or 14.49% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (54.38%) said they were

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 5.48% practiced traditional religions.[4]

Based on figures published by the

Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 240,055, of whom 122,182 are men and 117,873 are women; 26,619 or 11.09% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 1,854.07 square kilometers, Cheliya has an estimated population density of 129.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8.[5]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 170,216, of whom 83,809 were men and 86,407 women; 14,885 or 8.74% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Cheliya were the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 68.2% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 15.8% of the population said they were Protestant, 11.67% practiced traditional beliefs, and 3.99% were Muslim.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ SABA Engineering for the Ethiopian Roads Authority, Road Sector Development Support Program Project: environmental impact assessment (Vol. 2 of 4): Final report for Gedo - Nekemte (Addis Ababa: October 2006), Part 1, Appendix 3 "Land Use and Land Cover of Weredas along the Project Route", p. iv (accessed 2 March 2009)
  2. ^ "Coffee Production" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine, Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
  3. ^ Final report for Gedo - Nekemte, Part 2 pp. 22f
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tables B.3 and B.4
  6. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)

9°00′N 37°30′E / 9.000°N 37.500°E / 9.000; 37.500

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