Jimma Genete

District in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Jimma Genete is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. It was part of former Jimma Horo woreda. It is part of the Horo Gudru Welega Zone and is bordered on the east by Guduru, on the northeast by Abay Chomen, on the north by Horo, on the west by East Welega Zone, on south by West Welega Zone and on the southeast by Jimma Rare. The administrative center is Harato.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 64,158, of whom 31,756 were men and 32,402 were women; 6,966 or 10.86% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 45.97% reporting that as their religion, while 37.55% were Protestants, 11.81% observed traditional beliefs, and 2.86% were Moslem.[1]

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)
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Zones and Districts of the Oromia Region
Arsi Zone
Bale Zone
Borena Zone
Buno Bedele Zone
East Hararghe Zone
East Shewa ZoneEast Welega ZoneGuji ZoneHoro Guduru Welega ZoneIllubabor ZoneJimma ZoneKelam Welega ZoneNorth Shewa ZoneSouthwest Shewa ZoneWest Arsi Zone
West Guji ZoneWest Hararghe Zone
West Shewa ZoneWest Welega Zone
Jimma ZoneOromia Special Zone
Surrounding Finfinne