Bule (woreda)

Bule is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia, named after its major town, Bule. Part of the Gedeo Zone, Bule is bordered on the south by Kochere, on the west by Yirgachefe, on the northwest by Wenago, and on the east by the Oromia Region.

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 115,297, of whom 57,274 were males and 58,023 were females; 6,769 or 5.87% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 14.4%. With an estimated area of 268.91 square kilometers, Bule has an estimated population density of 428.8 people per square kilometer, which is less 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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