Mana Sibu is one of the 180Aanaas in theOromia Region ofEthiopia. Part of theWest Welega Zone, Mana Sibu is bordered on the south byJarso, on the southwest byBegi, on the north by theBenishangul-Gumuz Region, and on the southeast byNejo.Mendi is the administrative center.Kiltu Kara woreda was part of Mana Sibu woreda.
Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 square kilometers are planted with this crop.[1]
The 2007 national census reported this woreda's population as 126,083 in 22,552 households, of whom 64,399 were men and 61,684 women; 14,008 or 11.11% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants (52.97%) observedProtestantism, while 27.13% observedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 19.58% wereMuslim.[2]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 182,336, of whom 89,661 are men and 92,675 are women; 22,761 or 12.48% of its population are urban dwellers, which is greater than the Zone average of 10.9%. With an estimated area of 2,487.51 square kilometers, Mana Sibu has an estimated population density of 73.3 people per square kilometer, which is less than the Zone average of 91.7.[3]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 128,876 in 19,239 households, of whom 65,660 were men and 63,216 women; 12,717 or 9.87% of its population were urban dwellers. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Mana Sibu were theOromo (97.65%), and theAmhara (0.83%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.52% of the population.Oromiffa was spoken as a first language by 97.84%, and 0.81% spokeAmharic; the remaining 1.35% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants observedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 49.59% reporting that as their religion, while 38.12% wereProtestant, and 11.84%Muslim.[4]
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