Babo Gambela

Babo Gambela is one of the 180 woredas of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, it is bounded by Jarso and Nejo in the east, Mana Sibu and Kiltu Kara in the north, Begi in the west, Kondala and Kelem Welega Zone in the south. This woreda was created from a portion of Jarso woreda; Babo Dabeka is its administrative center.

Demographics

The 2007 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 60,513 in 11,283 households, of whom 30,689 were men and 29,824 were women; 3,717 or 6.14% of its population were urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants observed Islam, with 44.34% reporting that as their religion, while 32.38% observed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, and 23.02% were Protestants.^[1]

Notes

1. 2007 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Oromia Region, Vol. 1 Archived November 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.4 (accessed 13 January 2012)