Abe Dongoro

Abe Dongoro is one of the 180 administrative wards or "woredas" in the Oromia Regionof Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Abe Dongoro is bordered on thesouth by Bila Seyo, on the west by Gida Kiremu, on the north by Amuru Jarte, and on the east by Jimma Horo. The woreda capital is Tulu Wayu.

The landscape of this woreda is primarily rugged, with most parts having an altitude of more than 1500 meters above sea level; major peaks include Mount Borge, Mount Wendo, and Mount Bijit. Rivers include the Arjo, Lugo, Indode, Gerchi, Demonu and Gimbi. An important landmark is the Wochu Falls. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 40% is arable or cultivable, 5.8% pasture, 25% forest, and the remaining 29.2% is considered mountainous or otherwise unusable. Cash crops include niger seed, sesame and khat; [ [http://oromiagov.org/Socio%20Economic%20Profile/East%20Wellega/East%20Wellega.pdf "Socio-economic profile of the East Wellega Zone"] Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 1 August 2006).] coffee is the most important, with over 50 km² planted in this cash crop. [ [http://www.oromiacoffeeunion.org/production.htm "Coffee Production"] Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website]

Industry in the woreda includes 3 grain mills. There were 15 Farmers Associations. Abe Dongoro has 20 kilometers of dry weather road and 31 all-weather road, for an average of road density of 47.8 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 5.7% of the total population has access to drinking water. [Government of Oromia Region, "Socio-economic profile."]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 54,060, of whom 27,362 were males and 26,698 were females; 1,790 or 3.31% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 13.9%. With an estimated area of 1,067.35 square kilometers, Abe Dongoro has an estimated population density of 50.6 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 81.4. [ [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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