Buno Bedele Zone

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Buno Bedele (also Buno Bedelle; Oromo : Buunoo Beddellee) is one of the zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Located in western Oromia, Buno Bedele is bordered on the south by Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, on the west by the Ilu Aba Bora Zone, on the north by the East Wollega Zone and West Wollega Zone and on the east by the Jimma Zone. Its administrative center is Bedele. [1]

The Buno Bedele was created by 9 districts and 1 town in March 2016. The Zone covers 5,856.5030 square kilometres of which 1,126.64 square kilometres are covered by forests.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this Zone has a total population 829,663. [2]

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References

  1. "Buno Bedele". oromia.gov.et. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  2. Census 2007 Tables: Oromia Region Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.