Kuni (Aanaa)

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Coordinates: 8°40′N 40°45′E / 8.667°N 40.750°E / 8.667; 40.750
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Kuni is one of the

Chiro, and on the east by the Galetti River, which separates it from the East Hararghe Zone
.

Overview

Khat is an important cash crop of this woreda, but because it is a very perishable commodity and must be cultivated not too far from major markets or good roads, it is grown largely along the main roads.[1] Coffee is another important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 km2 is planted with this crop.[2]

Kuni was selected in 2006 by the

Darolebu woredas, Kuni became the new home for 3,308 families.[3]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 158,282, of whom 81,029 were men and 77,253 were women; none of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (86.47%) said they were

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[4]

Based on figures published by the

Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 160,813, of whom 78,641 are men and 82,172 are women; 19,361 or 12.04% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,322.50 square kilometers, Kuni has an estimated population density of 121.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.[5]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 113,783, of whom 58,276 were men and 55,507 women; 10,813 or 9.5% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Kuni were the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "Hararghe farmers on the cross-roads between subsistence and cash economy", UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated September 1998 (accessed 4 January 2009)
  2. ^ "Coffee Production" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
  3. Walta Information Center
  4. ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
  5. ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived 2008-07-31 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 2009-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)

8°40′N 40°45′E / 8.667°N 40.750°E / 8.667; 40.750

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