Wenago (woreda)

Wenago is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gedeo Zone, Wenago is bordered on the south by Yirgachefe, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by the Sidama Zone, and on the east by Bule. Towns in Wenago include Wenago and Dilla.

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

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 277,190, of whom 137,891 were males and 139,299 were females; 70,282 or 25.36% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 14.4%. With an estimated area of 255.16 square kilometers, Wenago has an estimated population density of 1,086.30 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 617.5. [ [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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