Nannawa Chiro

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Nannawa Chiro
Naannawa Ciroo (Oromo)
District
CountryFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Region Flag of the Oromia Region.svg Oromia
Zone West Hararghe
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Nannawa Chiro is a Aanaa in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Part of the West Hararghe Zone, Chiro is bordered on the south by Kuni, on the west by Guba Koricha, on the northwest by Mieso, on the north by Doba, on the northeast by Tulo, and on the east by the Galetti River which separates it from Mesela and the East Hararghe Zone. It is part of former Chiro district what was divided for Nannawa Chiro and Gemechis districts and Chiro Town.

The highest peak in Chiro is Mount Arba Gugu (3574 meters). Khat is an important cash crop of this district, but because it is a very perishable commodity and must be cultivated not too far from major markets or good roads, it is grown along the main road. [1] Coffee is another important cash crop, with over 5,000 hectares is planted with this crop. [2]

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this district of 169,912, of whom 87,003 were men and 82,909 were women; none of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 83.68% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 15.4% of the population practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. [3]

Based on figures published by the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 412,938, of whom 201,965 are men and 210,973 are women; 37,296 or 9.03% of its population are urban dwellers, which is about the same as the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,786.88 square kilometers, Chiro has an estimated population density of 231.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8. [4]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 294,295, of whom 150,917 were men and 143,378 women; 20,842 or 7.08% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Chiro were the Oromo (86.25%), and the Amhara (12.69%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.06% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 85.23%, and 14.3% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.47% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Moslem, with 82.01% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 17.37% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity. [5]

Notes

  1. "Hararghe farmers on the cross-roads between subsistence and cash economy", UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated September 1998 (accessed 4 January 2009)
  2. "Coffee Production" Archived 2016-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Oromia Coffee Cooperative Union website
  3. 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)
  4. CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine , Tables B.3 and B.4
  5. 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , Tables 2.1, 2.13, 2.16, 2.20 (accessed 6 April 2009)

Coordinates: 8°55′N40°15′E / 8.917°N 40.250°E / 8.917; 40.250

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