The highest point in Yeki is Mount Teppi (2728 meters), a dormant volcano. Major rivers include the Beko and Shiy. Two varieties of subsistence agriculture are practiced in this woreda: one, in the northwestern corner, is based on growing cereals and enset; the other, in the rest of the woreda, is based on coffee and spices. Important cash crops in the first part include corn, teff, wheat, pulses, and enset; while in the second they are corn, sorghum, coffee, ginger and turmeric. Other important non-agricultural sources of income include selling milk.[1] According to a 2004 report, Yeki had 76 kilometers of all-weather roads, for an average road density of 126 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.[2]
A 2002 United Nations Emergency Unit for Ethiopia assessment report mentions increasing conflict between the Majang and Sheko, which spilled over into neighboring Godere of the Gambela Region.[3] The Majang and Sheko people claimed the ownership of the Yeki Woreda and they demanded to be granted political self-administration.
Demographics
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 134,519, of whom 68,895 are men and 65,624 women; 24,829 or 18.46% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 44.85% of the population reporting that belief, 29.8% were Protestants, 21.66% were Muslim, and 1.99% practiced traditional beliefs. [4]
In the 1994 national census Yeki had a population of 85,699, of whom 44,004 were men and 41,695 women; 10,616 or 12.39% of its population were urban dwellers. The six largest ethnic groups reported in this woreda were the Kafficho (29.78%), the Amhara (29.48%), the Oromo (11.67%), the Shekkacho (7.45%), the Bench (7.33%), Sheko (7.26%) and the Majang(6.1%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.54% of the population. Amharic was spoken as a first language by 32.91% of the inhabitants, 28.48% spoke Kafa, 11.36% Oromiffa, 7.55% Sheki-noono, 7.17% Sheko, and 6.84% spoke Bench; the remaining 5.69% spoke all other primary languages reported.[5] Concerning education, 41.40% of the population were considered literate; 32.09% of children aged 7–12 were in primary school; 11.17% of the children aged 13–14 were in junior secondary school; and 6.78% of the inhabitants aged 15–18 were in senior secondary school. Concerning sanitary conditions, about 78.87% of the urban houses and 27.95% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census, while about 77.26% of the urban and 38.24% of the total had toilet facilities.[6]
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