Kokir Gedebano Gutazer

Kokir Gedebano is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Kokir Gedebano is bordered on the south by Muhor Na Aklil, on the west by Kebena, on the north by the Oromia Region, and on the east by Meskane. The administrative center of Kokir Gedebano is Mehal Amba.

The highest point in this woreda, as well as in the Zone and Region, is Mount Gurage (3719 meters).

Two varieties of subsistence agriculture are practiced in this woreda: one, in the middle elevations, is based on growing enset and khat; the other, in the higher elevations, is based on enset and barley. Important cash crops in the middle elevations include teff and khat, while in the higher elevations they are wheat and barley. Other important non-agricultural sources of income include selling butter and remittances.

Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the CSA, this woreda has a total population of 93,408, of whom 44,390 are men and 49,018 women; 1,858 or 1.99% of its population are urban dwellers. The majority of the inhabitants were reported as Muslim, with 96.3% of the population reporting that belief, while 3.46% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.

The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 67,862 of whom 32,411 were males and 35,451 were females; 121 or 0.18% of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Kokir Gedebano Gutazer was the Silte (97.26%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.74% of the population. Silte was spoken as a first language by 97.65% of the population; all other primary languages were spoken by the remaining 2.35%. 98.68% of the population said they were Muslim, and all other religions were observed by the remaining 1.32%. Concerning sanitary conditions, 50% of the urban houses and 4.47% of all houses had access to safe drinking water at the time of the census; 29.17% of the urban and 1.42% of all houses had toilet facilities.

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