Haro Maya (woreda)

Haro Maya is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the woreda capital, Haro Maya.

Part of the Misraq (East) Hararghe Zone, Haro Maya is bordered on the south by Kurfa Chele, on the west by Kersa, on the north by Dire Dawa, on the east by Kombolcha, and on the southeast by the Harari Region. Towns include Alemaya and Bati.

The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1400 to 2340 meters above sea level; Dof and Jeldo are amongst the highest points. The major river is the Amaresa; bodies of water include Lake Alemaya. A survey of the land in Haro Maya (released in 1995/96) shows that 36.1% is arable or cultivable, 2.3% pasture, 1.5% forest, and the remaining 60.1% is considered built-up, degraded or otherwise unusable. Khat, vegetables and fruits are important cash crops. [ [http://www.oromiagov.org/Socio%20Economic%20Profile/East%20Hararghe/East%20Hararghe.pdf "Socio-economic profile of the East Hararghe Zone"] Government of Oromia Region (last accessed 1 August 2006).]

An important local landmark is Haramaya University.

Industry in the woreda includes 34 grain mills and 2 metal works employing 100 people, as well as 485 registered businesses including wholesalers, retailers and service providers. There were 33 Farmers Associations with 34,422 members and 5 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 331 members. Haro Maya has 35 kilometers of gravel and 83 of dry-weather road, for an average road density of 214.5 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 9.2% of the rural and 17% of the urban population have 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 236,601, of whom 116,466 were males and 120,135 were females; 33,263 or 14.06% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 550 square kilometers, Haro Maya has an estimated population density of 430.2 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6. [ [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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