Kuni (woreda)

Kuni is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Kuni is bordered on the south by Boke, on the west by Habro, on the northeast by Chiro, and on the east by the Galetti River which separates it from the Misraq Hararghe Zone. The major town in Kuni is Bedesa.

Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 km² is planted with this crop. [ [http://www.oromiacoffeeunion.org/production.htm "Coffee Production"] Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website]

Kuni was selected in 2006 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as an area for voluntary resettlement for farmers from overpopulated areas. Along with Boke and Darolebu, Kuni became the new home for 3308 families. [ [http://waltainfo.com/EnNews/2006/Oct/04Oct06/18881.htm "More than 15,500 households resettled in Amhara, SNNP and Oromia states"] Walta Information Center (WIC)]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 160,813, of whom 78,641 were males and 82,172 were females; 19,361 or 12.04% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,322.50 square kilometers, Kuni has an estimated population density of 121.6 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8. [ [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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