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Gorche is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone located in the Great Rift Valley, Gorche is bordered on the southwest by Wensho, on the west by Shebedino, on the north by Malga, on the east by the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by Arbegona. Gorche was separated from Shebedino woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda had a total population of 105,472, of whom 53,484 were men and 51,988 women; 2,986 or 2.83% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were Protestants, with 78.92% of the population reporting that belief, 6.61% observed traditional religions, 6.48% were Muslim, and 5.81% were Catholic.

Notes

1. Census 2007 Tables: Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region Archived 2012-11-13 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, and 3.4.

v t e Zones and Woredas of the Sidama Region
Central Sidama Zone	Arbegona Dale Darara Irgalem (town) Loko Abaya Shafamo Wensho
Eastern Sidama Zone	Aroresa Bensa Bona Zuria Bura Chabe Gambeltu Chere Daela Daye (town) Hoko
Hawassa	Addis ketema sub city Hayk dar sub city Mehal sub city Menahariya sub city Misrak sub city Tabor sub city Hawela tula sub city Bahil Adarash sub-city
Northern Sidama Zone	Bilate Zuria Boricha Gorche Hawassa Zuria Malga Shebedino Wondo Genet
Southern Sidama Zone	Aleta Wendo Aleta Wendo (town) Bursa Chuko Dara Dara Otilcho Hula Teticha

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