Ezhana Wolene

Ezhana Wolene

Ezhana Wolene is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Ezhana Wolene is bordered on the south by Gumer, on the west by Cheha, on the north by Goro, on the northeast by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, and on the east by Meskanena Mareko.

The major town in Ezhana Wolene is Agenda. This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Gurage people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 232,220, of whom 121,703 were males and 110,517 were females; 4,569 or 1.97% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 815.63 square kilometers, Ezhana Wolene has an estimated population density of 284.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 278.3. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

The completion of a potable water improvement project in this woreda was announced 19 December 2006. Funded jointly by the Ethiopian and Chinese governments, the project is expected to benefit the inhabitants of three rural kebeles. [ [http://www.waltainfo.com/EnNews/2006/Dec/19Dec06/22040.htm "Over 230,000 birr potable water project goes operational in woreda"] Walta Information Center]

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