Wara Jarso
Wara Jarso (
Muger River
which separates it from the [[West Shewa
Zone]], on the north by the Dera, and on the east by Hidabu Abote. Towns in Wara Jarso include Filiklik, Gohatsion and Tullu Milki
.
Wara Jarso is connected to
Birr, the Hidasie Bridge is 303 meters long and part of the new Addis Ababa-Dejen road.[1]
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 141,426, of whom 70,787 were men and 70,639 were women; 10,531 or 7.45% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they practiced
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 93.55% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 4.65% of the population were Protestant, and 1.46% of the population were Muslim.[2]
Based on figures published by the
Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 159,653, of whom 80,075 are men and 79,578 are women; 11,934 or 7.47% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.5%. With an estimated area of 1,172.97 square kilometers, Wara Jarso has an estimated population density of 136.1 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 143.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 114,212, of whom 57,254 were men and 56,958 women; 6,691 or 5.86% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Wara Jarso were the
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 96.74% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 1.96% said they were Protestant, and 1.13% of the population were Moslem.[4]
Notes
- ^ "'Hidasie Bridge' opens for traffic: ERA", Ethiopian News Agency (accessed 29 April 2009)
- ^ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics, Tables B.3 and B.4
- ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, part 1, Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)
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