Dawro people

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Dawro
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Dawro traditional colours
Total population
492,742 (2007)
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Languages
Dawragna language
Religion
Traditional religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Gamo, Gofa, Welayta, Kafficho

The Dawro are a people of south-western Ethiopia, also known as the Omete or Kullo. They speak the Dawragna language.

During the nineteenth century, the Dawro lived in an independent state known as the Kingdom of Dawro. In 2000, the Dawro Zone was split off from the former Semien Omo Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region. It consists of the woredas of Isara Tocha, Loma Bosa, and Mareka Gena.

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