Lanfro is one of theworedas in theSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ofEthiopia. Until it was included into the Silte Zone, Lanfro formed part of theGurage Zone. Lanfro is bordered on the south by theAlaba special woreda, on the southwest bySankurra, on the west byDalocha, on the north bySilte, and on the east by theOromia Region. The major town in Lanfro isTorra.
Cash crops in Lanfro include pepper, which accounts for up to 60% of the cash income for many households, andteff. Butter is also an important income source, which can account for as much as 10% of the income for poor households.[1] This woreda has 7 kilometers of all-weather roads and 3 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 19 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.[2]
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 116,114, of whom 58,848 are men and 57,266 women; 12,457 or 10.71% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants wereMuslim, with 97.62% of the population reporting that belief, and 1.93% practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 80,072 of whom 40,145 were males and 39,927 were females; 5,096 or 6.36% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Lanfro were the Silte (89.92%), theAlaba (7.1%), and theAmhara (1.46%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.52% of the population.Silte was spoken as a first language by 89.98%, 7.05%Alaba, and 1.82% spokeAmharic; the remaining 1.15% spoke all other primary languages reported. 97.57% of the population said they wereMuslim, and 2.32% practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[4] Concerningeducation, 10.41% of the population were considered literate, which is less than the Zone average of 20.62%.[5] Concerningsanitary conditions, 64.65% of the urban houses and 9.81% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; 27.93% of the urban and 4.11% of all houses had toilet facilities.[6]
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