Angacha is one of theworedas in theSouthern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region ofEthiopia. Part of theKembata Tembaro Zone, Angacha is bordered on the south byKacha Bira, on the west byDoyogena, on the north by theHadiya Zone, on the east byDamboya, and on the southeast byKedida Gamela. Towns in Angacha include Angacha, the administration center and Funemura, a fast growing town in the northern part of Angacha woreda. Western part of Angacha woreda was separated to create Doyogena woreda including Amecho Wato town.
Angacha has 77 kilometers of all-weather roads and 45 kilometers of dry-weather roads, for an average road density of 381 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers.[1]
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 88,083, of whom 44,057 are men and 44,026 women; 6,819 or 7.74% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants areProtestants, with 88.32% of the population reporting that belief, 5.46% practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 3.93% wereCatholic.[2]
The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 154,837 of whom 77,735 were men and 77,102 were women; 7,205 or 4.65% of its population were urban dwellers. The three largest ethnic groups reported in Angacha were theKambaata (94.71%), theHadiya (4.1%) and theAmhara (0.68%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.51% of the population.Kambaata is spoken as a first language by 94.43%, 4.15% speakHadiya, and 1.2% speakAmharic; the remaining 0.22% spoke all other primary languages reported. 67.32% of the population said they wereProtestants, 20.72% practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, 9.87% wereCatholic, and 1.75% wereMuslim.[3]
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| Halaba Zone |
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