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West Arsi Zone

Zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia

West Arsi Zone
Summary

Zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia

FieldValue
nameWest Arsi Zone
native_nameArsii Dhihaa
typeZone
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameEthiopia
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Oromia
population_density_km2auto
seat_typeCapital
seatShashamane
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West Arsi (Oromo: Arsii Lixaa/Dhihaa) is a zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. This zone is named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit it. It covers an area of 11,776.72 km2, divided into 12 districts (weredas). The population was officially estimated at 2,929,894 in mid 2022. The administrative center of this zone is Shashamane, with an estimated 208,368 inhabitants in mid 2022; other towns in this zone (with estimated populations in mid 2022) include Arsi Negele (98,114) in Arsi Negele District, Dodola (43,186) in Dodola District, Asassa (42,867) in Gedeb Asasa District, Kofele (27,948) in Kofele District, and Adaba (25,098) in Adaba District.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 1,964,038, of whom 973,743 are men and 990,295 women. 272,084 or 13.85% of population are urban inhabitants. A total of 387,143 households were counted in this Zone, which results in an average of 5.01 persons to a household, and 369,533 housing units. The two largest ethnic groups reported in West Arsi were the Oromo (88.52%) and the Amhara (3.98%); all other ethnic groups made up 7.5% of the population. Oromo was spoken as a first language by 87.34% and 6.46% spoke Amharic; the remaining 6.2% spoke all other primary languages reported. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 80.34% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 11.04% of the population professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 7.02% of the population professed Protestantism. The population was officially estimated at 2,929,894 in mid 2022, comprising 1,446,807 males and 1,483,087 females.

Notes

References

  1. (2022). "Population Size by Sex, Area and Density by Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2022".
  2. (2022). "Population Size of Towns by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2022".
  3. [http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=272&format=raw&Itemid=521 Census 2007 Tables: Oromia Region], Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
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