Bule Hora Bulee Horaa (Oromo) | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | West Guji |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Bule Hora is aworeda inOromia Region,Ethiopia. It formerly includedDugda Dawa andKercha districts. Part of theWest Guji Zone, Bule Hora was bordered on the south by theDawa River which separates it fromArero, on the southwest byYabelo, on the west by theSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region andGelana Abaya, on the northeast byUraga, and on the east byOdo Shakiso. The largest town of Bule Hora isBule Hora Town.
In May 2000, a field assessment by theUNDP which included Bule Hora town collected informal reports of a growing number of private investors in coffee pulping/processing factories and coffee plantations in the district; however, many of their informants expressed concern voiced that this had been at the expense of local farmers. The four major crops grown in this district aremaize, wheat, barley and haricot beans in that order, with some long cycle sorghum andteff as well; in some partsensete or the false banana is also grown, which offers a degree of security during famines.[1]Coffee is also an important cash crop; over 5,000 hectares are planted with it.[2]
Workers for theTexas Africa Exploration Company in 1958 found near Bule Hora town thetitanium mineralsrutile andilmenite, as well astalc lenses which often containasbestos, although the lenses found were very small in size, and the quality of the asbestos fiber was not good.[3]
In April 2005, ethnic conflict between theGuji Oromo and theGabbra in southern Oromia led to massive displacement of people. AnNGO working in the area reported as many as 50,000 people in Bule Hora, Yabelo and Arero districts were forced to flee, and several thousand huts burnt.[4]
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this district of 264,489, of whom 133,730 were men and 130,759 were women; 35,245 or 13.33% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they wereProtestant, with 74.42% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 11.24% of the population practiced traditional beliefs, 5.85% practisedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, 5.81% wereMuslim and 1.4% wereCatholic.[5]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, the not yet divided district (including today's districts of Bule Hora, Dugda Dawa and Kercha) had an estimated total population of 546,456, of whom 269,727 were men and 276,729 were women; 22,784 or 4.17% of its population were urban dwellers, which was less than the Zone average of 11.6%. With an estimated area of 6,021.88 square kilometers, Bule Hora district had an estimated population density of 90.7 people per square kilometer, which was greater than the Zone average of 21.1.[6]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 393,905, of whom 200,411 were men and 193,494 women; 12,718 or 3.23% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The four largest ethnic groups reported in Bule Hora were theOromo (70.98%), theGedeo (25.77%), theAmhara (1.16%), and theBurji (0.87%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.22% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 72.2%, 25.41% spokeGedeo and 1.59% spokeAmharic; the remaining 0.8% spoke all other primary languages reported. The plurality of the inhabitants wereProtestant, with 41.09% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 32.78% of the population said they practicedWaaqeffanna, 7.43% professedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, 5.94% wereMuslim, and 2.85% wereCatholic.[7]
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