Oromia is a zone in the Amhara region of Ethiopia .
| zone | |
| Oromia | |
|---|---|
| A country | Ethiopia |
| Included in | Amhara region |
| Includes | 3 districts |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 3470.04 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 457,278 people ( 2007 ) |
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Content
Geography
The area of the zone is 3470.04 km².
Population
According to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia for 2007, the population of the zone is 457,278 people, of which 227,328 are men and 229,950 are women. The population growth in comparison with the 1994 census was negative and amounted to minus 1.23%. The population density is 131.78 people / km². The main ethnic groups are Oromo (86.07%) and Amhara (12.54%); the remaining 1.39% are represented by other nationalities. The Oromo language is considered native by 82.13% of the inhabitants of the zone, Amharic - 16.99%. 97.07% of the population profess Islam and 2.40% are adherents of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church [1] .
According to the 1994 census, the population of the zone totaled 462,951 people, of which 232,461 were men and 230,490 were women. 65.34% of the population were Oromo , 31.79% - Amhara and 2.29% - Argobba ; the remaining 0.58% were represented by other ethnic groups. 65.08% of the inhabitants of the zone considered Oromo as their native language and 34.29% considered Amharic; the remaining 0.63% of the population named other languages as their native language. 98.01% of the population were Muslims and 1.92% were adherents of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church [2] .
Administrative Division
Administratively, it is divided into 3 districts (vodes).
Notes
- ↑ Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived January 25, 2014. , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
- ↑ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region , Vol. 1, part 1 , Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13 2.17 (accessed April 6, 2009)