Oromia-Zone

Oromia is a management zone within the Amhara region of Ethiopia which is inhabited by Oromo.

It is - in addition Agaw Awi and Wag Hamra - one of three special zones in Amhara, which are mostly inhabited by non- Amhara ethnic minorities and have special self-government rights. The area lies on the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands, the capital is Kemise.

Oromia was established in the mid-1990s, according to some statements to pressure the separatist Oromo Liberation Front, which had agitated for autonomy for the Oromo in the Amhara region in 1991 and 1992. The zone was formed from four woredas of Zone Debub Wollo (South Wollo ) and two Woredas of the Semien Shewa Zone (South Shewa ).

Population

According to 1994 census had a population of 462 951 65.34 % Oromo, Amhara 31.79 % and 2.29 % Argobba. 65.08 % spoke Oromo as their first language and 34.29 % Amharic. 98.01 % were Muslim, and 1.92% Ethiopian Orthodox. 8.52 % lived in urban areas. 2007, the population was 459,847, according to census, of which 11 % ( 51 709 ) lived in cities.

Social

5% have according to a World Bank report of 2004 have access to electricity. 25 % of children attend primary school and 3% a secondary school. A rural household has an average of 0.6 acres of land, 10.9% of the population work outside agriculture. Throughout the zone, there is the risk of malaria. As problems of Oromia and the entire eastern border areas of the highlands, the report cites topography and lack of roads, irregular rainfall, low agricultural productivity, lack of non-agricultural employment opportunities, land scarcity and soil erosion.

Swell

Amhara
Zone in Ethiopia

Amhara people Districts of Ethiopia Argobba people

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