Kebena Special Woreda (Amharic: ቀቤና ልዩ ወረዳ) is one of the special woredas in theCentral Ethiopia Regional State of Ethiopia and its administrative center is Wosherbe. The district is named after theKebena people. Kebena is bordered to the East by Wabe river which separates this district fromKokir Ge Kebena is bordered to the west by Abeshge to the north by theOromia Region. Kebena was historically an independent state prior to theAbyssinian annexation of the territory in 1889.[1]
According to 19th century French geographerÉlisée Reclus, Kebena region consists of the finest tobacco.[2]
According to the 2008Census conducted by theCSA, WOREDA had a total population of 68,577 people, of which 36,551 were men and 32,026 were women. 20% of the population are urban inhabitants. The majority of Kebena people identified themselves asMuslim, with 99.87% of the population reporting that belief, while 0.12% practicedEthiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 0.01% wereProtestants.[3]
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