Nannawa Chiro
Nannawa Chiro
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Nannawa Chiro is one of the
The highest peak in Chiro is Mount Arba Gugu (3574 meters). Khat is an important cash crop of this district, but because it is a very perishable commodity and must be cultivated not too far from major markets or good roads, it is grown along the main road.[1] Coffee is another important cash crop, with over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop.[2]
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this district of 169,912, of whom 87,003 were men and 82,909 were women; none of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were
Based on figures published by the
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 294,295, of whom 150,917 were men and 143,378 women; 20,842 or 7.08% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Chiro were the
Notes
- ^ "Hararghe farmers on the cross-roads between subsistence and cash economy", UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated September 1998 (accessed 4 January 2009)
- ^ "Coffee Production" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
- ^ 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)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Tables B.3 and B.4
- ^ 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)
8°55′N 40°15′E / 8.917°N 40.250°E
