Meta Meettaa (Oromo) | |
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District | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Oromia |
| Zone | East Hararghe |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Meta is one of thedistricts in theOromia ofEthiopia. Part of theEast Hararghe Zone, Meta is bordered on the southwest byDeder, on the northwest byGoro Gutu, on the north by theSomali Region, on the northeast byKersa, and on the southeast byBedeno. Towns in Meta includeChelenqo andKulubi.
Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda. Over 50 square kilometers is planted with this crop.[1] Around 2000 a team of workers sponsored byKorean aid widened and resurfaced significant parts of the all-weather road betweenDire Dawa and Kulubi.[2]
TheBattle of Chelenqo was fought in what became this District on 6 January 1887. The army ofNegusMenelik ofShewa routed the army of Emir'Abd Allah II ofHarar, and afterwards the Negus occupied and annexed that city state.
The 2007 national census reported a total population for this District of 252,269, of whom 127,371 were men and 124,898 were women; 15,198 or 6.03% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants said they wereMuslim, with 93.2% of the population reporting they observed this belief, while 6.26% of the population practisedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[3]
Based on figures published by theCentral Statistical Agency in 2005, this District has an estimated total population of 240,285, of whom 117,864 are men and 122,421 are women; 12,459 or 5.19% of its population are urban dwellers, which is less than the Zone average of 6.9%. With an estimated area of 657.03 square kilometers, Meta has an estimated population density of 365.7 people per square kilometer, which is greater than the Zone average of 102.6.[4]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this District of 172,803, of whom 88,440 were men and 84,363 women; 6,958 or 4.03% of its population were urban dwellers at the time. The two largest ethnic groups reported in Meta were theOromo (92.03%), and theAmhara (7.6%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.37% of the population.Oromo was spoken as a first language by 92.32%, and 7.44% spokeAmharic; the remaining 0.24% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants wereMuslim, with 91.97% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 7.81% of the population said they professedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity.[5]
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