Horo (woreda)

Horo is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It was part of former Jimma Horo woreda. It is part of the Horo Gudru Welega Zone. The administrative center is Sekela.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 74,989, of whom 37,302 were men and 37,687 were women; 3,669 or 4.89% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 37.36% reporting that as their religion, while 30.67% were Protestants, 23.98% observed traditional beliefs, 5.57% were Moslem, and 1.6% observed Roman Catholicism.^[1]

Notes

↑ 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)

Woredas of the Horo Gudru Welega Zone

Former woredas	Amuru Jarte Jimma Horo

Current woredas	Abay Chomen Abe Dongoro Amuru Guduru Hababo Guduru Horo Jardega Jarte Jimma Genete Jimma Rare Shambu Town

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