Lanfro

Lanfro is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Lanfro is bordered on the south by the Kembata Alaba and Tembaro Zone, on the west by Dalocha, on the north by Silte, and on the east by the Oromia Region. The major town in Lanfro is Torra.

This woreda covers part of the homeland of the Silte people.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 114,848, of whom 57,271 were males and 57,577 were females; 4,434 or 3.86% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.3%. With an estimated area of 451.88 square kilometers, Lanfro has an estimated population density of 254.2 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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