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Goro is one of the Districts in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. It was part of former Walisona Goro district. It is part of the Southwest Shewa Zone. The Kebena people, who are also found in neighboring Kebena woreda, form the majority of inhabitants in this district.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 45,486, of whom 22,912 were men and 22,574 were women; 3,714 or 8.17% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they were Muslim, with 70.23% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 26.75% of the population practised Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 2.16% were Protestant.

Notes

  1. 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived 2011-11-13 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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