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District of Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Gawo Qebe is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the Kelem Welega Zone and is bordered on the east and north by Mirab Welega Zone, on the west by Jimma Horo, on the south by Yemalogi Welele and on the southeast by Dale Wabera. The administrative center of this woreda is Kebe. Gawo Qebe was separated from former Gawo Dale woreda.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 65,396, of whom 32,966 were men and 32,430 were women; 1,731 or 2.65% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Islam, with 39.77% reporting that as their religion, while 38.79% were Protestants, and 21.27% observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

Notes

  1. 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)
Zones and Districts of the Oromia Region
List of districts in the Oromia Region
Arsi Zone
Bale Zone
Borena Zone
Buno Bedele Zone
East Borana Zone
East Hararghe Zone
East Shewa Zone
East Welega Zone
Guji Zone
Horo Guduru Welega Zone
Illubabor Zone
Jimma Zone
Kelam Welega Zone
North Shewa Zone
Southwest Shewa Zone
West Arsi Zone
West Guji Zone
West Hararghe Zone
West Shewa Zone
West Welega Zone
Oromia Special Zone
Surrounding Finfinne

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