Abeshge is one of theworedas in theSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ofEthiopia. Part of theGurage Zone, Abeshge is bordered on the south by theWabe River which separates it fromCheha, on the west and north by theOromia Region, and on the east byKebena. It was part of formerGoro woreda.8°17′18.4″N37°46′47.8″E / 8.288444°N 37.779944°E /8.288444; 37.779944
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 61,424, of whom 32,450 are men and 28,974 women; none of the population were urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 50.8% of the population reporting that belief, while 31.96% wereMuslim, 15.82% wereProtestants, and 1.28% wereCatholic.[1]
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| Hadiya Zone | |
| Kembata Tembaro Zone | |
| Silt'e Zone | |
| Halaba Zone |
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| Special woredas | |
