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of land and an average of 0.75 for the Amhara Region) and the equivalent of 0.5 heads of livestock. 10.9% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a regional average of 21%. 25% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 3% in secondary schools. 100% of the zone is exposed to
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memorandum, 5% of the inhabitants of Oromia have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 23.9 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 0.6 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare
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of
Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 457,278, a decrease of -1.23% from the 1994 census, of whom 227,328 are men and 229,950 women; with an area of 3,470.04 square kilometers, Oromia has a population density of 131.78. While 51,728 or 11.31% are urban inhabitants, a further 2,005 or
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were taken from Debub Wollo—Baati, Dewe, Esseya Gulla and Artuma—and two woredas from Semien Shewa—Fursi and
Senbete—and appointing Kamisee to be the Zonal capital. The new zone was organized into five woredas by combining Artuma and Fursi into one and renaming Esseya Gola to Chaffa Gola. The numbers
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The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 462,951 in 97,025 households, of whom 232,461 were men and 230,490 women; 39,666 or 8.57% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Oromia were the
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0.44% are pastoralists. A total of 101,442 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.51 persons to a household, and 97,957 housing units. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Oromia were the
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Districts have since changed.
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421:List of districts in the Amhara region
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218:"Ethnicity and Power in Ethiopia"
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169:Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
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937:South Gondar Zone
776:Menz Keya Gebreal
766:Minjarna Shenkora
736:Debre Birhan Town
716:Antsokiyana Gemza
580:North Gondar Zone
545:Goncha Siso Enese
515:Debre Markos Town
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1005:South Wollo Zone
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922:Jilee Dhummuugaa
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1028:Dessie Town
995:Tach Gayint
985:Misraq Este
927:Kemise Town
917:Dawa Harewa
912:Dawa Chaffa
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623:Gondar Town
510:Debre Elias
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95:Wollo Oromo
80:Afar Region
72:South Wollo
36:Oromia Zone
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1184:Dega Damot
1088:Tehuledere
1023:Debre Sina
980:Mirab Este
970:Lay Gayint
854:Guba Lafto
588:Addi Arkay
495:Baso Liben
185:Tsetse fly
176:World Bank
1250:Bahir Dar
1103:Were Babu
791:Merhabete
633:Jan Amora
1229:Wemberma
1194:Dembecha
1136:Gazbibla
1126:Abergele
1108:Were Ilu
1063:Legahida
1018:Amba Sel
816:Termaber
560:Machakel
307:Archived
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252:Archived
221:Archived
56:Ethiopia
1266:Argobba
1156:Zikuala
1073:Mekdela
1068:Legambo
1058:Kutaber
844:Delanta
731:Berehet
721:Asagirt
711:Ankober
683:Tselemt
643:Metemma
618:Dembiya
550:Gozamin
462:Guangua
447:Dangila
403:of the
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343:40°00′E
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181:malaria
161:Amharic
153:Argobba
99:woredas
48:Amharic
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746:Ensaro
688:Wegera
678:Tegeda
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84:Kemise
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1098:Wegde
1093:Tenta
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960:Farta
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