Doba Dadar (Oromo) | |
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  Doba (woreda) | |
| Coordinates:9°15′0″N41°0′0″E / 9.25000°N 41.00000°E /9.25000; 41.00000 | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | West Hararghe |
| Population (2007 est.)[2] | |
• Total | 133,939[1] |
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Doba is aworeda inOromia Region,Ethiopia. It is named after its major townDoba. Part of theWest Haraghe, Doba is bordered on the south byChiro, on the west byMieso, on the north by theSomali Region, on the east by theEast Hararghe, and on the southeast byTulo.
Althoughcoffee is an important cash crop of this woreda, less than 20 square kilometers are planted with this crop.[3]
In October 2004, a referendum was held in about 420kebeles in 12woredas across five zones of the Somali Region to settle the boundary between Oromia and the adjacent Somali Region. According to the official results of the referendum, about 80% of the disputed areas have fallen under Oromia administration, though there were numerous allegations of voting irregularities in many of them.[4] The results led over the following weeks to minorities in these kebeles being pressured to leave. Doba authorities reported 12,000 refugees had fled to their woreda, requesting immediate relief support from NGOs.[5] By late February, the Zonal authorities planned to aid 16,615 refugees in five kebeles, although the Federal Disaster Prevention and Preparation Committee provided assistance to only 5,000 people.[6]
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 133,939, of whom 68,512 were men and 65,427 were women; 3,272 or 2.44% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (88.47%) said they wereMuslim, while 10.04% of the population practisedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[7]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda had an estimated total population of 126,840, of whom 61,983 are men and 64,857 are women; 1,951 or 1.54% of its population comprises urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 700.47 square kilometers, Doba has an estimated population density of 181.1 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.[8]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 92,003, of whom 47,306 were men and 44,697 women; 1,088 or 1.18% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Doba were theOromo (88.88%), and theAmhara (11.02%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.1% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 89.83%, and 10.14% spokeAmharic; the remaining 0.03% spoke other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants wereMuslim, with 86.14% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 12.63% of the population said they professedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 1.09% wereCatholic.[9]