Guba Koricha Gubaa Qorichaa (Oromo) | |
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District | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | West Hararghe |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Guba Koricha (Oromo:Gubbaa Qorichaa) is a zone woreda inOromia Regional State,Ethiopia. Located in theWest Hararghe Zone,Guba Koricha,.according to theOCHA map (2005) is bordered on the south byDarolebu, on the southwest by theArsi Zone, on the west by theAfar Region, on the north byMieso, on the northeast byChiro, on the east byHabro, and on the southeast byBoke.[1] Woreda ofAnchar was separated from Guba Koricha.
Althoughcoffee is an important cash crop of this District, less than 20 square kilometers are planted with this crop.[2]
The 2007 national census reported this District's total population as 122,335, of whom 62,633 were men and 59,702 were women; 2,875 or 2.35% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (93.26%) said they wereMuslim, while 6.43% of the population practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, this district has an estimated total population of 192,846, of whom 94,136 were males and 98,710 were females; 7,033 or 3.65% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 9.6%. With an estimated area of 1,477.66 square kilometers, Guba Koricha has an estimated population density of 130.5 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 101.8.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this District of 139,198, of whom 71,625 were men and 67,573 women; 3,930 or 2.82% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Guba Koricha were theOromo (81.52%), theAmhara (11.86%) and theArgobba (6.16%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.46% of the population.Oromo was spoken as a first language by 80.49%, and 19.06% spokeAmharic; the remaining 0.45% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants wereMoslem, with 86.11% of the population reporting they practiced that belief, while 12.02% of the population said they professedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity and 1.8% wereCatholic.[5]
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