Nono (Shewa)

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Nono is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Nono Oromo, a subgroup of the Macha Oromo, who live in this area.

Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Nono is bordered on the southwest by the Gibe River which separates it from the Jimma Zone, on the northwest by Dano, on the north by Cheliya, on the northeast by Tikur, on the east by Amaya, and on the southeast by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region. The major town in Nono is Shanan.

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 129,150, of whom 65,252 were males and 63,898 were females; 4,225 or 3.27% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 1,248.75 square kilometers, Nono has an estimated population density of 103.4 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8. [ [http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics] , Tables B.3 and B.4]

Nono was selected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2003 as an area for voluntary resettlement for farmers from overpopulated areas. That year this woreda became the home for a total of 590 heads of households and 391 total family members. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/Thematic%20maps/resettlement/Resettlement%202003.pdf "Resettlement 2003"] , Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Agency (DPPA) (accessed 26 November 2006)] The following year, this woreda was selected again as a resettlement area and became the home of a total of 2370 heads of household and a total of 16,350 family members. [ [http://www.dppc.gov.et/downloadable/map/Thematic%20maps/resettlement/Resettlement%202004.pdf "Resettlement 2004"] , DPPA (accessed 26 November 2006)]

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