Gida Kiremu

Gida Kiremu is one of woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Welega Zone, Gida Kiremu is bordered on the south by Guto Wayu, on the west by Limmu, on the northwest by Ibantu, on the north by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and on the east by Horo Gudru Welega Zone. The administrative center of the woreda is Gida Ayana; other towns in Gida Kiremu include Gutin and Kiremu.

This woreda is characterized by undulating hills north of Dicho Ridge and by plains south of it; it was once covered by extensive forests, but as of 2005 only a few fragments remain. Rivers within the woreda include the Werabessa, Wajja, Chinia and Werabu. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 65.7% is arable or cultivable (61% was under annual crops), 22.8% pasture, 8.7% forest, and the remaining 2.8% is considered unusable. Sesame and khat are two important cash crops. Another one is Coffee, but less than 20 km² is planted with this crop.

Industry in the woreda includes 13 grain mills; granite has been identified as a potential commercial resource. There were 22 Farmers Associations with 19,168 members and 14 Farmers Service Cooperatives with 9,982 members. Gida Kiremu has 143 kilometers of all-weather road, for an average of road density of 60.3 kilometers per 1000 square kilometers. About 27% of the total population has access to drinking water.

It is said to have been found in 1807 by a man named Ayane Goro. In February 2001, fighting between former drought victims from the Amhara region, who had been resettled in the East Wellega zone of the Oromia region, and Oromos in the Gida Kiremu district resulted in the death of one Oromo policeman and several Amharas. Press reports indicated that there were hundreds of deaths throughout the year; however, the total number remained unknown at year's end. Other reports stated that 12,000 Amhara settlers had been forced to flee due to the violence and that 500 houses were burned and 3,000 head of cattle stolen.

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