Soro (woreda)

Soro is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Hadiya Zone, Soro is bordered on the south and east by the Kembata Alaba and Tembaro Zone, on the west by the Omo River which separates it from the Oromia Region and the Yem special woreda, on the north by Konteb, and on the northeast by Limo. Towns in Soro include Gimbichu and Jajura.

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

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 408,981, of whom 204,519 were males and 204,462 were females; 17,353 or 4.24% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 8.1%. With an estimated area of 1,234.54 square kilometers, Soro has an estimated population density of 331.3 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 378.7. [ [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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