Overview
This woreda is divided into two agro-ecological zones, locally called badda, or highland (temperate), which comprises 40% of the total area and has an altitude ranging between 1,500 and 2,604 metres (4,921 and 8,543 ft) above sea level, and badda-dare, or midland (moist subtropical), which comprises 60% and has an altitude between 1,000 and 1,500 metres (3,300 and 4,900 ft) above sea level. The badda agro-ecological zone is much cooler and receives more rainfall than the badda-dare. The district topography includes plateau, hilly and sometimes steep slopes. It has low rainfall variability with 12.1% coefficient of variation, and receive most rainfall during long rainy season (June to September). [1] The cultivated area covers 40.8% of the woreda (of which 32.7% of the total area is planted in annual crops), while 36.1% is pasture, 1.3% forest, 9% shrubland, 8.8% degraded on non-arable land, 2% is covered by bodies of water, and all other categories of land makes up the remaining 2%. [2] Major crops (cereal and pulse) in order of total production includes: Teff, maize, sorghum, wheat, faba bean, barley and field peas. [3] In 1999, 55 kilometres (34 mi) of gravel road were built in Gindabarat by students, farmers and civil servants from the area. [4]
Demographics
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 104,595, of whom 52,726 were men and 51,869 were women; 11,082 or 10.56% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestant, with 55.96% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 34.12% of the population said they practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 9.18% practiced traditional religions. [5]
Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 204,413, of whom 105,369 are men and 99,044 are women; 7,805 or 3.82% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 12.3%. With an estimated area of 2,417.82 square kilometers, Gindabarat has an estimated population density of 84.5 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 152.8. [6]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 147,437, of whom 71,799 were men and 75,638 women; 4,363 or 2.96% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Gindabarat were the Oromo (97.28%), and the Amhara (2.1%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.71% of the population. The Oromo language was spoken as a first language by 98.36%, and 1.58% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.06% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 53.3% of the population reporting they practiced that beliefs, wh4.58% practiced traditional beliefs, and 21.44% of the population said they were Protestant. [7]
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