West Guji Zone

Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. West Guji is located in the Oromia Region.

West Guji is one of the zones of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Located in southern Oromia, West Guji is bordered on the south by Borena, on the west by the South Ethiopia Regional State, on the north by the Gedeo Zone of South Ethiopia and Sidama Region and on the east by the Guji Zone. Its administrative center is Bule Hora.[1]

The West Guji Zone was created by nine districts and two towns taken from the Borena Zone and Guji Zone.[1]

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this Zone has a total population of 1,424,267 of whom 105,443 are Urban residents.[2]

Conflicts

According to United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in 2018: "Close to one million people are believed to be displaced around Gedeo and West Guji Zones."[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "West Guji". oromia.gov.et.
  2. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Oromia Region, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia: Escalating inter-communal violence displaces close to 1M people". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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West Guji ZoneWest Hararghe Zone
West Shewa ZoneWest Welega Zone
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