Sodo (woreda)

Sodo (woreda)

Sodo is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Sodo is bordered on the south by Meskanena Mareko, and on the west, north and east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Sodo include Bue and Kela.

This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Gurage people; the southern half covers part of the homeland of the Maraqo or Libido people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 155,055, of whom 77,428 were males and 77,627 were females; 11,332 or 7.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 830.63 square kilometers, Sodo has an estimated population density of 186.7 people per square kilometer, which is less 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]

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