West Guji is one of the zones of theOromia Region ofEthiopia. Located in southern Oromia, West Guji is bordered on the south byBorena, on the west by theSouth Ethiopia Regional State, on the north by theGedeo Zone of South Ethiopia andSidama Region and on the east by theGuji Zone. Its administrative center isBule Hora.[1]
The West Guji Zone was created by ninedistricts and twotowns taken from theBorena Zone andGuji Zone.[1]
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by theCentral Statistical Agency of Ethiopia, this Zone has a total population of 1,424,267 of whom 105,443 are Urban residents.[2]
According toUnited Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in 2018: "Close to one million people are believed to be displaced around Gedeo and West Guji Zones."[3]
