Jimma Horo

Jimma Horo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Jimma Horo is bordered on the south by the Misraq Shewa Zone, on the southwest by Bila Seyo, on the west by Abe Dongoro, on the northwest by Amuru Jarte, on the northeast by Abay Chomen, on the east by Guduru, and on the southeast by Jimma Rare. The administrative center of the woreda is Shambu; other towns include Harato and Sekela.

This woreda is characterized by undulating hills and ridges. Peaks include Mount Belbela, Mount Debisho, Mount Jeldissa, Mount Gudena, and Mount Korma. Rivers include the Geber, Gembo, Deneba, and Abjar Rivers. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 61.6% is arable or cultivable, 8.0% pasture, 11.1% forest, and the remaining 19.3% is considered swampy, mountainous or otherwise unusable. [ [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).] .

Industry in the woreda includes 40 grain mills, 3 edible oil mills and one bakery. There were 27 Farmers Associations with 21,138 members and 15 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 13,974 members. Jimma Horo has 15 kilometers of dry weather road and 89 all-weather road, for an average of road density of 88.5 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 11.7% 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 167,670, of whom 85,301 were males and 82,369 were females; 28,295 or 16.88% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 13.9%. With an estimated area of 1,174.54 square kilometers, Jimma Horo has an estimated population density of 142.8 people per square kilometer, which is greater 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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