Mirab Shewa Zone
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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
. Mirab Shewa is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab (Southwest) Shewa Zone and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the southwest by Jimma
, on the northwest by Misraq Welega
, on the north by the Amhara Region
, on the northeast by Semien Shewa
, and on the southeast by Misraq Shewa
. Its highest point is Mount Wenchi (3386 meters); other notable peaks include Mount Mengesha and Mount Wechacha. Towns and cities in Mirab Shewa include Alem Gena
, Ambo
, Holeta Genet
and Waliso
.
Between 2002 and 2005, a number of woredas were separated from Mirab Shewa to create Debub Mirab Shewa Zone.
of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 2,058,676, of whom 1,028,501 are men and 1,030,175 women; with an area of 14,788.78 square kilometers, Mirab Shewa has a population density of 139.21. While 242,352 or 6.10% are urban inhabitants, a further 53 individuals are pastoralists. A total of 428,689 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.80 persons to a household, and 415,013 housing units.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 2,329,699 in 480,735 households, of whom 1,153,185 were men and 1,176,514; 225,993 or 9.7% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Mirab Shewa were the Oromo
(89.78%), the Amhara
(6.66%), and the Sebat Bet Gurage
(1.73%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.83% of the population. Oromiffa
was spoken as a first language by 89.47%, 7.32% Amharic
, and 1.16% spoke Sebat Bet Gurage
; the remaining 2.05% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 80.6% of the population having reported they practice that belief, while 7% of the population said they held traditional beliefs, 6.58% were Protestant
, and 5.34% were Muslim
.
According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank
memorandum, 35% of the inhabitants of Mirab Shewa have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 29.2 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 1.4 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 1.14 for the Oromia Region) and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 31.8% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 24%. Concerning education
, 66% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 28% in secondary schools. Concerning health
, 89% of the zone is exposed to malaria
, and none to Tsetse fly
. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 406.
Woreda
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
in 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...
. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa
Shewa
Shewa is a historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire...
. Mirab Shewa is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab (Southwest) Shewa Zone and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the southwest by Jimma
Jimma Zone
Jimma is one of the 17 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Jimma is named for the former Kingdom of Jimma, which was absorbed into the former province of Kaffa in 1932...
, on the northwest by Misraq Welega
Misraq Welega Zone
Misraq Welega is one of the 12 Zones in the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone acquired its name from the former province of Welega...
, on the north by the Amhara Region
Amhara Region
Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar....
, on the northeast by Semien Shewa
Semien Shewa Zone (Oromia)
Semien Shewa is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. Semien Shewa takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. Semien Shewa is bordered on the south by Addis Ababa, on the southwest by Mirab Shewa, on the north by the Amhara Region, and on the southeast by Misraq...
, and on the southeast by Misraq Shewa
Misraq Shewa Zone
Misraq Shewa is one of the 12 Zones of the Ethiopian Region of Oromia. This zone takes its name from the kingdom or former province of Shewa. Misraq Shewa is located in the middle of Oromia, connecting the western regions to the eastern ones...
. Its highest point is Mount Wenchi (3386 meters); other notable peaks include Mount Mengesha and Mount Wechacha. Towns and cities in Mirab Shewa include Alem Gena
Alem Gena
Alem Gena is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 2369 meters above sea level...
, 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...
, Holeta Genet
Holeta Genet
Holeta Genet is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of and an altitude of 2391 meters above sea level....
and Waliso
Waliso
Waliso is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, 115km southwest of Addis Ababa, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2063 meters above sea level...
.
Between 2002 and 2005, a number of woredas were separated from Mirab Shewa to create Debub Mirab Shewa Zone.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by 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...
of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 2,058,676, of whom 1,028,501 are men and 1,030,175 women; with an area of 14,788.78 square kilometers, Mirab Shewa has a population density of 139.21. While 242,352 or 6.10% are urban inhabitants, a further 53 individuals are pastoralists. A total of 428,689 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 4.80 persons to a household, and 415,013 housing units.
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this Zone of 2,329,699 in 480,735 households, of whom 1,153,185 were men and 1,176,514; 225,993 or 9.7% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Mirab Shewa 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...
(89.78%), 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...
(6.66%), and the Sebat Bet Gurage
Sebat Bet Gurage language
Sebat Bet is a Gurage language, spoken in several dialects found in the western Gurage Zone:*Chaha is spoken in Cheha woreda, and is the best studied of these dialects;*Ezha is spoken in Ezhana Wolene woreda,...
(1.73%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.83% 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 89.47%, 7.32% 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...
, and 1.16% spoke Sebat Bet Gurage
Sebat Bet Gurage language
Sebat Bet is a Gurage language, spoken in several dialects found in the western Gurage Zone:*Chaha is spoken in Cheha woreda, and is the best studied of these dialects;*Ezha is spoken in Ezhana Wolene woreda,...
; the remaining 2.05% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 80.6% of the population having reported they practice that belief, while 7% of the population said they held traditional beliefs, 6.58% 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 5.34% 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...
.
According to a May 24, 2004 World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
memorandum, 35% of the inhabitants of Mirab Shewa have access to electricity, this zone has a road density of 29.2 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers (compared to the national average of 30 kilometers), the average rural household has 1.4 hectare of land (compared to the national average of 1.01 hectare of land and an average of 1.14 for the Oromia Region) and the equivalent of 0.7 heads of livestock. 31.8% of the population is in non-farm related jobs, compared to the national average of 25% and a Regional average of 24%. Concerning education
Education in Ethiopia
Education in Ethiopia has been dominated by the Ethiopian Orthodox Church for many centuries until secular education was adopted in the early 1900s. Prior to 1974, Ethiopia had an estimated illiteracy rate well above 90% and compared poorly with the rest of Africa in the provision of schools and...
, 66% of all eligible children are enrolled in primary school, and 28% in secondary schools. Concerning health
Health in Ethiopia
Metrics of health in Ethiopia are among the world's worst. According to the U.S. government, Ethiopia's health care system is wholly inadequate, even after recent improvements. The Ethiopian government has launched a campaign to improve the health care system....
, 89% of the zone is exposed to malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
, and none to Tsetse fly
Tsetse fly
Tsetse , sometimes spelled tzetze and also known as tik-tik flies, are large biting flies that inhabit much of mid-continental Africa between the Sahara and the Kalahari deserts. They live by feeding on the blood of vertebrate animals and are the primary biological vectors of trypanosomes, which...
. The memorandum gave this zone a drought risk rating of 406.
WoredaWoredaWoreda 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...
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- Adda BergaAdda BergaAdda Berga is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Adda Berga is bordered on the south by Walmara, on the southwest by Ejerie, on the west by Meta Robi, and on the north and east by the Muger River which separates it from the Semien Shewa Zone...
- Alem GenaAlem Gena (woreda)Alem Gena is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after one of its towns, Alem Gena. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Alem Gena is bordered on the south by Kersana Kondaltiti, on the southwest by Tole, on the west by Elu, on the northwest by Ejerie, on the north by...
- AmayaAmaya (woreda)Amaya is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Amaya is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Nono, on the northwest by Tikur, on the northeast by Wonchi, and on the east by Walisona Goro...
- AmboAmbo (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...
- Bako TibeBako TibeBako Tibe is one of the 180 woredas, or districts, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Bako Tibe is bordered on the south, west and north by the Misraq Welega Zone, and on the east by Cheliya...
- BechoBechoBecho is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Becho is bordered on the south by Kokir, on the west by Walisona Goro, on the northwest by Dawo, on the north by Elu, and on the east by Tole...
- CheliyaCheliyaCheliya is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Cheliya is bordered on the south by Nono and Dano, on the southwest by the Gibe River which separates it from the Jimma Zone, on the west by Bako Tibe, on the northwest by the Guder River which...
- DanoDano (woreda)Dano is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Dano is bordered on the southwest by the Jimma Zone, on the north by Cheliya, and on the southeast by Nono; part of the boundary with the Jimma Zone is defined by the Gibe River...
- DawoDawoDawo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, Dawo is bordered on the southwest by Waliso, on the west and north by Dendi, on the east by Elu, and on the southeast by Becho. The major town in Dawo is Busa....
- DendiDendi (woreda)Dendi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Dendi is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, on the west by Ambo, on the north by Jeldu, and on the east by Ejerie...
- EjerieEjerieEjerie is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, on the west by Dendi, on the northwest by Jeldu, on the north by Meta Robi, on the northeast by Adda Berga, and on the east by Walmara...
(Addis Alem) - EluElu (woreda)Elu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Elu is bordered on the south by Becho, on the west by Dawo, on the northwest by Dendi, on the northeast by Ejerie, and on the east by the Awash which spearates it from Alem Gena. Towns in Elu include...
- Ginde BeretGinde BeretGindeberet is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Ginde Beret is bordered on the south by Jeldu, on the southwest by Ambo, on the west by the Guder River which separates it from the Misraq Welega Zone, on the north by the Abay River which separates...
- JelduJelduJeldu is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Jedlu is bordered on the south by Dendi, on the southwest by Ambo, on the north by Ginde Beret, on the northeast by Meta Robi, and on the southeast by Ejerie...
- Kersana KondaltitiKersana KondaltitiKersana Kondaltiti is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Kersana Kondaltiti is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Kokir, on the northwest by Tole, on the northeast by Alem Gena, and on...
- KokirKokirKokir is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Walisona Goro, on the north by Becho, on the northeast by Tole, and on the east by Kersana Kondaltiti...
- Meta RobiMeta RobiMeta Robi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by Ejerie, on the southwest by Jeldu, on the northwest by Ginde Beret, on the north by the Muger River , and on the east by Adda Berga...
- NonoNono (Shewa)Nono is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the Nono Oromo, a subgroup of the Macha Oromo, who live in this area...
- TikurTikurTikur 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 Nono, on the northwest by Cheliya, on the northeast by Ambo, and on the southeast by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone...
- ToleToleTole 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 Kokir, on the west by Becho, on the northwest by Elu, on the northeast by the Awash which separates it from Alem Gena, and on the east and south by Kersana Kondaltiti...
- Walisona GoroWalisona GoroWalisona Goro is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, on the west by Amaya, on the northwest by Wonchi, on the north by Dawo, on the northeast by Becho and on...
- WalmaraWalmaraWalmara is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, it is bordered on the south by the Debub Mirab Shewa Zone, on the west by Ejerie, on the north by Adda Berga, on the northeast by the Semien Shewa Zone, and on the east by the city of Addis Ababa...
- WonchiWonchiWonchi is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Shewa Zone, Wonchi is bordered on the southwest by Amaya, on the northwest by Ambo, on the northeast by Dendi, and on the southeast by Walisona Goro. The major town in Wonchi is Chitu.The highest point in Wonchi is...