Guder
Encyclopedia
Guder is a town located in the Mirab Shewa Zone
of the Oromia Region
of Ethiopia
. Located 12km west of Ambo
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 9°11′N 38°20′E, with an elevation of 2101 meters above sea level. Guder is famous for its Guder River
Falls and year-round fruit production, using plentiful water resources in the vicinity.
in 2005, Guder has an estimated total population of 17,084 of whom 8,272 are men and 8,812 are women. It is one of five towns in Ambo
woreda
.
The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 9,562, of whom 4,486 were men and 5,076 were women. The five largest ethnic groups reported in Guder were the Oromo
(83.79%), and the Amhara
(12.34%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.87% of the population. Oromiffa
was spoken as a first language by 79.15%, and 18.92% spoke Amharic
; the remaining 1.93% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 86.96% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 9.39% of the population said they were Protestant
, and 2.53% were Muslim
.
Mirab Shewa Zone
Mirab Shewa is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
of Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located 12km west of Ambo
Ambo, Ethiopia
Ambo is a spa town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, west of Addis Ababa, this town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2101 meters...
, this town has a latitude and longitude of 9°11′N 38°20′E, with an elevation of 2101 meters above sea level. Guder is famous for its Guder River
Guder River
The Guder is a river of central Ethiopia. It is a tributary of the Abay or Blue Nile on the left side; tributaries of the Guder include the Dabissa and the Taranta. The Guder has a drainage area is about 7,011 square kilometers in size....
Falls and year-round fruit production, using plentiful water resources in the vicinity.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
in 2005, Guder has an estimated total population of 17,084 of whom 8,272 are men and 8,812 are women. It is one of five towns in Ambo
Ambo (woreda)
Ambo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the southwest by Tikur, on the west by Cheliya, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the northeast by Jeldu, on the east by Dendi, and on the southeast by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 9,562, of whom 4,486 were men and 5,076 were women. The five largest ethnic groups reported in Guder were the Oromo
Oromo people
The Oromo are an ethnic group found in Ethiopia, northern Kenya, .and parts of Somalia. With 30 million members, they constitute the single largest ethnic group in Ethiopia and approximately 34.49% of the population according to the 2007 census...
(83.79%), and the Amhara
Amhara people
Amhara are a highland people inhabiting the Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia. Numbering about 19.8 million people, they comprise 26% of the country's population, according to the 2007 national census...
(12.34%); all other ethnic groups made up 3.87% of the population. Oromiffa
Oromo language
Oromo, also known as Afaan Oromo, Oromiffa, Afan Boran, Afan Orma, and sometimes in other languages by variant spellings of these names , is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic family. Forms of Oromo are spoken as a first language by more than 25 million Oromo and...
was spoken as a first language by 79.15%, and 18.92% spoke Amharic
Amharic language
Amharic is a Semitic language spoken in Ethiopia. It is the second most-spoken Semitic language in the world, after Arabic, and the official working language of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Thus, it has official status and is used nationwide. Amharic is also the official or working...
; the remaining 1.93% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 86.96% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 9.39% of the population said they were Protestant
P'ent'ay
P'ent'ay or Pentay is a slang term widely used in modern Ethiopia, and among Ethiopians living abroad, to describe Ethiopian Christians who are not members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo, Ethiopian Orthodox Tehadeso, Roman Catholic or Ethiopian Catholic churches...
, and 2.53% were Muslim
Islam in Ethiopia
According to the latest 2007 national census, Islam is the second most widely practised religion in Ethiopia after Christianity, with over 25 million of Ethiopians adhering to Islam according to the 2007 national census, having arrived in Ethiopia in 615...
.